Any ideas where I can get a pre-bent brake line? The steel line that goes from the master cylinder to the driver's side brake hose is just about totally shot. I have never tried to bend my own brake lines before, don't even know where to start or what tools l would need. This one looks pretty complicated, too with plenty of bends to make it extra fun. Wonder if someone offers a bolt on replacement. By the way, this is for a 93 F250 4x4 with the 5.8 gasser.
If I remember right, even the Ford dealer didn't have a pre-bent brake line when I needed one last time. So I have a feeling that any such thing has to be custom made for a truck of that vintage.
Thats new enough to find in a salvage yard. I would make my own, but it can appear to be difficult.
Companies such as: http://www.classictube.com/
can make what you need.
I wouldn't mind trying to make my own. Other than a piece of tube and some sort of bender, I don't know what all is involved. Can you recommend the things I would need to give it a shot?
The auto stores have cheap benders. I replaced all of mine on my old 89 once and use the bender. The tubing is small enough you don't have to put anything in it. Just hand bend it over the tool.
Measure the lengths you need too. I think I got my at Advanced and they were preflared and were in 1 and 3 foot lengths. Then I just got barrel connectors to connect them all together. If one is too long, then you just bend loops in it. You can cut them and flare them but it's a hassle.
Thank you vey much for the encouraging advice. It actually doesn't sound too bad and I have an Advance Auto right around the corner from me. I remember seeing what appears to be three or four foot sections of tubing hanging on a rack in there that looks to be already flared with nuts on the ends. That's probably what you are referring to. I think I may give it a shot this weekend. Anybody else have any useful tips?
Yes, but that's one of those parts I would generally not get from the junkyard.
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I would make my own, but it can appear to be difficult.
I made probably 4 - 5 so far -- it's not that difficult.
The 3 tools that might be needed:
a) tube cutter
b) flaring tool
c) tube bender
If the blank is exact or very close, the cutter and flaring tool can be left out, and bending can be done without the bender.
Well, I gave it a shot today. It took me longer to find the correct pieces of steel tube at the parts store than it did to bend it all up and install it. I think I made way more out of it than I needed to. I bought a tubing bender for $11 and steel line that already had ends and were flanged, bent it all up and put it in place of the bad line. Mine's not as pretty but I think it's going to work out just fine. Thank you all for your help!
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