YORKING Brake Pipe Repair Kit 3/16" Pipe Flaring Tool Kit 25FT Car Brake Line 10mm Replacement Cutter Bender Brake Line Repair Kit for Car Original Braking System

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There are special colourants you can put in brake fluid to help you tell when you have flushed the system, but they are expensive and not really required. I was more concerned with him topping it up so the fluid doesn't drain out of the ABS module, I believe they are a right pain to bleed back up.

If you want to replace your brake lines with steel, you will need to drop the whole subframe rather than follow this simple procedure. In fact most garages I know give it to the trainee mechanic as you do not require any experience and it can be unpleasant. As well as customising your brakes to your own specification, there are essential repairs and replacements that need to be made every so often for safety reasons.

These fitments are notorious for welding themselves together - this is where the penetrating oil (WD40 or similar) and flare spanners come in. If we helped save you money, please pay the favour forward and help support the upkeep of this site and its guides for others. Simply cut some short lengths of pipe (about 1 inch long) and flare one end with the flarer (single flare for male fitments, double flare for female - your flarer will come with instructions for this). However, this "check" is easy and I would do it yourself as it is simply a case of "is everything secure and is any brake fluid leaking out under pressure?

Well, it all comes down to what you replace your brake pipes with - copper brake lines or original steel brake pipes. Either way, you'll be amazed how forgiving copper brake pipe is, it's easy to thread and bend into place, just don't overdo and make sure you use a brake pipe bender on the really sharp bends or the pipe will collapse and kink.

Flaring tool can be used on the car in-situ allowing pipes to be joined on the car and be replaced in smaller sections. Brake pads should be replaced when they have worn down to a thickness of 3mm, while brake discs differ according to the manufacturer’s safety specification. If you're replacing the brake hose as well then spray the brake hose ferrule at the caliper, but be careful to prevent any oil getting on your brake pads. Copper is expensive, too soft and bendy to prefabricate and without extensive prefabrication manufacturing costs would rise. You'll need to bend them to get them, out but don't worry they'll bend a lot before they break even if very rusty.

SAE flares tend to only be used on American cars, but slowly even these are being standardised on the improved DIN fitment. It will also cost a similar small fortune to get the car to a garage now that all the fluid has leaked away. Its been parked up on his drive since the line split, I don't think the brakes work for a second time after you rupture the line anyway. be aware the budget dregs flare tools struggle to flare steel pipeThats what I thought you would get with the kit I linked to but it looked different, but looking closer at the picture the female coupler might be a back to back one but its only 7mm long, the pictures aren't very clear. It was a good few days after until I could have a look and it turned out to be the actual metal brake line going to one of the back wheels that is leaking and not one of the caliper seals as I thought it would be.do I have the tools - not yet, I find its always better to spend the money on the tool to do the job instead of giving it someone else to do the job for you. If you only need to replace a front brake line then you can get away with just jacking up the front of the car and making the front two wheels accessible.

I'm not too worried about the lifespan of the tool, I only need it once but I need the flares to be perfect - I'll need them a lot longer! Many people have already helped others through this site by contributing information and techniques.The cretinous old duffer known as Scotty Kilmer actually shows how to repair a brake line using these in one of his videos, despite the packet being clearly marked as not suitable for brake lines! Complete Accessories] Brake line pipe repair kit includes brake pipe + pipe cutter + 10* joint + pipe bender + 7* flaring tool.