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Subject:Re: replacing brake lines
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Tue, 4 Aug 2009 06:24:21 EDT

In a message dated 03/08/2009 8:32:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Not much to it.  You  will need a tube bender, flaring tool for
double bubble flare ends,  brake  line, the best you can buy, and new male
metric threaded nipples.  Take off  the old line and make a duplicate then
install it, one by one

.

>>>>>Anyone have any tips on replacing brake  lines?  Searched the forum,
but
didn't see much.  I've watched  some YouTube videos on how to do it:
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Im2NVo1aw0&NR=1&feature=fvwp_
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Im2NVo1aw0&NR=1&feature=fvwp)   - didn't know
if there were better resources.

I have a leak in a  line that goes from the left rear to the rear connector.
I'm finding rust  in other parts of the system and I'm thinking of replacing
with all new  lines.<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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