Too kinked?
More Turbo
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Zimmerman, MN
Which one? The one at the top, near the fitting, or the one further down, in the "loop"?
IMO, the top one I'd let fly. But the lower one- that one looks more severe. Sure, it will work, but how well? (Not to mention that it looks like chit....). If I were you I'd probably cut the line below it, in that straight section above the rag joint, and start over.
(If this was my truck I'd just replace the entire line, as I have an Eastwood flaring tool that makes this job pretty simple.)
Do yourself a favor and beg, borrow, or steal a good tubing bender. Doing this by hand you're almost guaranteed to kink the line.
Just my $.02 worth.
IMO, the top one I'd let fly. But the lower one- that one looks more severe. Sure, it will work, but how well? (Not to mention that it looks like chit....). If I were you I'd probably cut the line below it, in that straight section above the rag joint, and start over.
(If this was my truck I'd just replace the entire line, as I have an Eastwood flaring tool that makes this job pretty simple.)
Do yourself a favor and beg, borrow, or steal a good tubing bender. Doing this by hand you're almost guaranteed to kink the line.
Just my $.02 worth.
Cross-Country
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 53
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From: Phoenix
Agree with tubing bender and even then those runs into the MC can be tricky. Mine ain't that great and I should of gotten a pre-bent solution when I did a power disc brake swap. Also maintains your brake pressure switch.
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