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 2 of these tools available, the other does SAE flares which is a different type to what the TT requires which is a DIN bubble flare.

Finally seal the end of the brake pipe with a female brake pipe end cap and make sure you clean up any spilt brake fluid with rags immediately as it is very corrosive. I've watched a youtube video where some redneck reckons they are fine after trying to pull one apart with his truck. 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. As you pull the brake pipe over the subframe, the other end of the brake pipe can be pushed out between the front wheels (that is why you positioned it there). Manufacturers use steel brake pipes to keep the cost down, pure and simple - steel is the cheap and nasty option.Whether you pre-bend or not, the first step is to always seal the new pipe so that dirt will not get into it while you fit it. If you are fitting two brake pipes at the same time, a good tip is to use different colour tapes to seal them so you can identify which is which. Complete Accessories] Brake line pipe repair kit includes brake pipe + pipe cutter + 10* joint + pipe bender + 7* flaring tool. Lubricate the brake pipe fitments with brake fluid or a very small amount of copper grease before tightening them to the brake hose or junction box.

We supply customised brake accessories for all makes and models of car, together with a choice of brake fitting kits containing everything you need to repair or replace whichever part requires work. Familiarise yourself with the route of the brake pipe you are going to replace (see photo to the left). However, often you don't get this lucky, and be aware that your brake pipe may snap at the fitting so make sure there is a basin under it to catch any stray drips of brake fluid and some rags .

Getting the right result without spending hours or skinning your knuckles is all about having the right stuff handy. You'll hear stories like "oh copper brake pipes burst under the pressure of modern brake servos", but this is simply not true. Do some practice ends before launching at the real pipe, plenty of youtube tutorials out there so may be worth seeking one or two out.

The usual method for preparing a pipe is to make the key bends in the new pipe (using the old pipe as a template) before you fit it into the car. I've just replaced all the brake pipes on my 90 including some flares made on the vehicle without a single failure. As an aside, imperial SAE and DIN metric flares will seal well against each other if you are using copper brake pipe, and this is the technique used to create the "Brake Pipe End Caps" in the next section.One of the problems with working on brake pipes is that as soon as you disconnect them they start to drip brake fluid which makes the job messy and unpleasant. If we helped save you money, please pay the favour forward and help support the upkeep of this site and its guides for others. In fact copper was the material of choice for brake lines until prefabrication became the name of the manufacturing game, and that's the reason they now use steel - Prefabrication! I can do anything mechanical if I put my mind to it and I don't think repairing a brake pipe would be out of my league, its just a matter of having the right tools to do it with and you make it sound like a specialist only job, if I listened to people who said "specialist only" I would never attempt anything.