deejay
May 28th, 02, 2:43 PM
I'm putting on a new front to rear brakeline and fuel line on the car today, and they were folded for shipping purposes. What is the best way to straighten them out without kinking them? Should I work it out with a tubing bender, or is there a better way? Sorry if this is a silly question, but this is another one of those things I've never done before, and I don't want to screw them up, and have to buy them again http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif As always, TIA. Dennis
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Dennis Jones
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riskyvt
May 28th, 02, 2:49 PM
Dennis-
If yours were shipped in the same fashion mine were, the bend is large enough that I was able to simply un-do it by hand. Work slowly and bring the bend back to as straight as possible. When you bolt it into the frame rail, the mounting clips (or rubber-coated adel clamps like I used) will fasten the lines in such a way that you won't even see that they were folded in half for shipping. Good Luck!
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Old Longboarder
May 28th, 02, 2:51 PM
If these lines you received were supposed to be exact replacements and that's what you paid for, I would get in touch with the people you purchased them from and find out what the heck is going on.
Short of that, go to the auto parts store and buy bulk tubing and make your own.
You'll need a double flaring tool in addition to your tubing benders.
SoCalRat
May 29th, 02, 9:51 PM
Doing the same thing to my Chevelle.. As stated previously just workk it out slowly by hand. A tubing bender would probably cause more problems due to the large radius of the bend.