Front to rear pipes needed

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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by White Exec » Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:39 pm

John,
Is this any use?
http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/brake-pip ... -2122.html

A 4.5mm one here (Metric Omegalok, 4.5mm to male thread, so two needed)...
http://www.omega.com/green/pdf/BRLK_SSLK.pdf

C.
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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by MTXM » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:51 pm

I have found the Pleides tool to be reliable John and especially useful in tight spaces as you point out, although it does take some practice to get a good flare! Regards, Matthew T.
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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by xmexclusive » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:23 am

Hi Matthew

My experience was that you get the occasional badly formed flare even with practice and care in use.
Those failures nearly always seem to be on the last flare you need to couple up when pipe shortening is not an option.
It is always a perfect flare when you find you forgot to thread the pipe nut first.

John

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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by White Exec » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:26 am

Sod's (Murphy's) Law: The tendency of inanimate objects to behave with malice. 8-)
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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by captainhaddock » Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:38 am

But Murphy was an optimist, you know that don't you :)

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Re: Front to rear pipes needed

Post by russ92xmsed » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:05 pm

I hate sod and his law.... Blimmin annoying! :x
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