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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: Can anyone flare the proper 6mm brake line?
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Howdy all,
I've killed a brake line (it doesn't leak but is bent at >90 degrees at the fitting). It's the front left - from splitter on diff to wheel, it's only about 2 foot long.
Anyway, I went to great pains to get a proper tool when we did it, as the cheap flarers won't do the hard brake lines to a proper double flare.
I have the tube and fittings, but no flarer. Could anyone do it - I can post it to all to you with some beer tokens.
jim
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normalbloke Articulating
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Odometer: 633
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject:
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Have you tried to get a price for a genuine new one?It might be surprisingly cheap.I damaged a flexi on my U1000 and was going to go to my local hydraulic hose dealer to have one made, but Atkinson -Vos could deliver one for £20,so I didn't bother.You could also replace the hard line with a stainless braided line for the same price i would have thought for similar money from a hose shop.
I'd be interested to see how much the Snap on kit would cost and whether it'd be cost effective or not.I'm always a fan of buying the tool when you need it,not sure I'd need one of those often enough to warrant it.
Reminds me of a Snap on van i saw near us, their motto had been "modified"
Snap-on, nothing comes close,to our prices...
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:
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I almost always buy tools, but since we'd laid out £50 on some s*i*y flarer which wouldn't touch the pipe I didn't feel like it. They seemed to start about £150+, though the sykes pic one we borrowed from a truck place (all hail Warrington Truck parts) ran to about 300.
I still think it's too much cash for a hopefully little used tool. Thinking about it, I could probably just cut the length and take the fittings at lunch time and do it in their car park.
cheers,
jim
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:
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Cheers fella,
We've been doing some logging with the mog round derek's farm today. The pipe hasn't gone (and probably won't), but it'll fail the test, and I wouldn't want to go on road with it.
Need to get a test at some point, she's running lovely. Handbrake adjust and a new light, she should be hot to trot.
So no great rush at the moment.
jim
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moggs Just got MTs
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Odometer: 227 Location: kendal cumbria
2007 Mercedes-Benz s404.1
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: brake pipes
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alreet jimbob, its dave
seen your post, i can help. i have the proper sykes picathing jobby,
gizza buzz, pm me kkkkk
dave
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Anthony BathMat Rushton Mud Obsessed
Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Odometer: 3749 Location: Wigan Near Manc
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:
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oo the dave man speaks
__________________________________ D6 - Remember Folks, It Takes 8 Hours To Take A Front Diff Out On A 90...The Engine Has To Come Out As Well!
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forkrentfitter Articulating
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Odometer: 523 Location: felixstowe
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:
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if you are still needing it done i have a sykes kit to do it.
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