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Re: brake lines

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: brake lines
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 09:12:14 -0800
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net, morris@autox.team.net
References: <000f01c0a58d$1a54f100$7364640a@internal.vgl.ucdavis.edu>
Glen,
     Classic Tube will sell brake/clutch and fuel steel line by the foot.  I
ordered enough to do my car and some extra.  I had no problem making doublr
flares on this tubing using the MiniMania flaring tool.  If you need it I can
send you my leftover brake/clutch line for shipping cost. (finding a box is th
hard part).  I've got an 86" piece that should be enough to make the run you are
talking about.  I've probably got the fittings you need also.  I believe this is
3/16ths tubing?
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite

Glen Byrns wrote:

> I tried the archives last night and this morning, but they seem to be
> unavailable to me.
>
> What are the acceptable materials for brake lines for a Sprite (or in this
> case, Morris)?  The replacement line I got from MM for the master cylinder
> to rear splitter was copper.  The steel lines I get from the local auto
> parts store for a couple of bucks are so hard that they destroyed the
> fitting for the double flare tool before they could form a flare.  The
> originals are not copper and seem to be as hard as the American made steel
> lines I was trying to use.  Is copper OK? Are there different grades of
> copper available in this size?  I don't know how much pressure is generated
> in a brake line, but I have a hard time picturing the copper balooning up as
> a result of it.
>
> The instructions on the flare tool box says it is to be used on copper,
> aluminum, and THIN steel lines.  This implies to me that these materials are
> used for brake lines since the double flares it is intended to create are
> used primarily for braking systems.  What gives, or more appropriately, what
> won't give?
> If copper is totally unacceptable, what tool is capable of making a double
> flare on steel tubing.  The NAPA one sure isn't.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)

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