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Re: [oletrucks] Break cylinder question

To: Bruce Damen <little-castle-contracting@cadvision.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Break cylinder question
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 10:39:06 -0500
For the money it's a good idea to have a bender for times you have tight bend.
However as a rule it sits in my box while I bend by hand. Just seems easier to 
me.

Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150

Bruce Damen wrote:

> i agree totally with eric on this tube bending thing...  a skilled person 
>could
> do the bending on sockets and get a great job done,   but ya kink one line and
> ya wonder why ya didnt spend the money in th efirst place as now you will....
> pay me now or pay me later..   the tool does make the job so much easier and
> cheaper in the long run.......fuel lines are another place where ya can use 
>it,
> so get the tool.
>
> Bruce
>
> 1949 chev 1/2 ton    one kink over the  line sweet jesus
>
> Eric Johnson wrote:
>
> > The money spent on a tubing bender will save all the childrens ears in the
> > nieghborhood. And as I remember there are some bends that have to be made
> > with the bender because the radius is so small. After losing the brakes for
> > the third time I said I would never drive her again until all the brake
> > lines were replaced. It was a lot of work but well worth it. There is
> > nothing like losing your brakes going downhill and the road tees into the
> > other one. I would bet she went up on two wheels when I cranked the turn,
> > and no e brake either. You can get a tubing bender for less than 10 bucks,
> > it's obviouly not a snap on, but they work and you won't kink any of the
> > bends.
> > E.Johnson 48suburban with brakes including ebrakes(5600lbs)
> >           49suburban with no brakes
> > The 48 is the one that I was driving when I lost the brakes for the 3rd time
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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