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Scarrell
10-09-07, 12:21 AM
ok, i just broke one of the rear metal brake lines that goes into the brake drum. this is the 3rd time.. i need to know how hard it is to bend and flare some metal lines you can buy at like AutoZone and shit, because this is really pissing me off..
Ryan from Ohio
10-09-07, 12:37 AM
They come pre flared on the end.
You just need a brass compression butt connector. Bend it with your hands. Buy a few extra they are cheap...
Scarrell
10-09-07, 01:11 AM
a brass what? what the hell is that? the thing that screws into the drum? cant i use my old one? or one of the other 3 i have from the other brake lines, haha..
Chris from MI
10-09-07, 01:58 AM
Get yourself one of these and you can just buy the tubing and make them yourself. http://www.toolbarn.com/product/ridgid/23332/
cargodz
10-09-07, 05:24 AM
Link doesn't work Chris...
But I know what you're talking about and you can buy a tube bender really cheap at Harbor Freight:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/03700-03799/03755.gif
And yeah if you've got the spares connectors from the others, then you'll just need the tube...
Also I gotta ask... You say this is the 3rd time it's happened? Is the line hitting something?
Chris from MI
10-09-07, 05:34 AM
Ok lets try this one: http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2425&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=flaring%2Ctool This along with the bender Mike pointed out you can make all your own lines. Also, just to let you know you should use a double flair on your brake lines. A single will probably work fine but it is your brakes were talking about. I belive if done professionally it is mandatory (by law) to use a double flair.....I think. Someone can correct if im wrong.
Ryan from Ohio
10-09-07, 06:55 AM
The tubes have the flare on it and they have the screw.
The connector you need will splice your old hard line into your new hard line, like an electrical butt connector. It uses compression though.
If its just a small run of hard line, just buy a long enough piece. They sell it in multiple lengths too.
http://www.dlmindustries.com/images/products-lg/compression-fitting-2.jpg
Scarrell
10-09-07, 10:21 AM
http://www.volosoft.net/pics/080706/DSC05375.JPG
^this is not my truck but this is what it looks like, on the left notch, you can see where the brake line T's off.. i need to do two new lines to where it goes from there to the drums.. and ive gathered that they are 3/16 lines.. and i need to double flare them, which ive never flared anything. so not sure what ill do there..but ill update you.
Auto Zone sells those lines premade. I have bought some myself already shaped with connectors and everything. Be sure to bleed your entire system once you are done.
Scarrell
10-09-07, 10:40 AM
really? i went to one in a different town and they didnt even have any already flared or anything, guess ill check ours.. so yours were already good to go? as in you could just go to your lines and connect them and done? aside from bending them that is.. how hard would it be to bend them by hand? i dont want to **** with bending machine over and over..
also how much was the line, and how long?
your almost never going to get anywhere close bending by hand.
Bills right, if you try to bend by hand, you will pinch the line, or at the very least cause a restriction. Autozone let me use their bender to shape the lines, I just took my old in and done it while I was there. Pretty simple, just a little hand held manual bender. If they don't have it, check other parts stores. Like I said, auto zone had them here, so someone there is bound to carry them if not Auto Zone. I would just kep calling parts stores. That should also be interchangeable with full size pickups as well. Mine was a 3/16, and it was for full size chvy, 95 model.
Scarrell
10-09-07, 10:55 AM
well, all the other lines i got were from junkyard S10's.. and the place has other full sizes, but im tired of going there and getting them rusted pieces of craps.. although the lines are free since he cant legally sell them, so he just tells me to go take it off, lol.. but my problem is, how the line is bent, it gets in the way and gets kinked up and crap.
Go rent a bender from autozone. They have manual benders, real simple fix. If you do it by hand, it will cause a restriction or pinch which opens up a whole other can of problems.
Scarrell
10-09-07, 11:06 AM
you think i should try and go pull one off a junkyard truck and then go to AutoZone and bend it? that may be an easier route to try first i guess.. cheaper too..
Yeah, would be cheaper, but the lines only cost about 5 bucks apiece. But if you are having problems getting it to shape right, then def rent a bender. Hell, take the bender home, its pretty small, easy to get into the tighter areas around the R/E. That way you can ensure a fit.
Scarrell
10-09-07, 11:51 AM
im sure they will let me know, i know em all pretty well... i just need to make it til Friday.. im flat broke.
Scarrell
10-09-07, 12:55 PM
ok.. just got a line off a 93 Blazer i believe... while i was there there was a 98 Blazer with rear disc brakes... i wonder if that rearend is swappable with my 96.. hmm
Scarrell
10-09-07, 01:15 PM
is it swappable though? and yeah ofcourse i would change the pads and stuff on it before i just bolted it up, lol.
im not 100% sure but im sure its close if your truck is close to the same year.
Yeah, should swap fairly easily. You will have to replace a few other parts though to make them function properly. If you want rear disc's, just buy a conversion kit and use your old R/E. The R/E in the blazer may not have the same gears as yours. Could affect gas mileage / power ect. On a good note, the effect could be good.
jettsett234
05-08-08, 11:54 PM
Swapping is ok but better be careful when you do it coz they might give you brakes that dosent function well...Just found out that the coil springs were broken when I swap the suspension of my car to a much newer one...:sad017:
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