Oh sh*t

[Brown]

Well, if you do crease it, it's not a disaster. Just cut yourself another length and try again! My latest roll of 3/16" bends by hand really easily with no apparent loss of diameter so I've not had to use the tube bender much lately. In fact, the ones I've made myself by hand look better than the pre-made ones I've bought - the latter have sharper bends but they look a bit squashed on the corners by comparison.

 

[D90mitch]

Sounds good - if it turns out I've ordered the wrong bits (please not ) I will order one and some pipe asap. Will probably get one anyway to be honest. as for attachments that allow you to fit it on to the master cylinder etc how do these fit on? if you say using a tool I need more info - sorry for all the dopey questions but this is rather new to me and something I never thought I would be doing (who has enough bad luck for this to happen to )

 

[trax]

just so you know there are a few flare standards. You can also buy lil bending pliers.

When you are using copper or cupro if you nip, slacken three times then the copper will squish and form a really nice seal.

I also found cheap flare tools to be hard to use.

 

[Oldseadog]

If you keep the nuts you can reuse them - as long as you haven't rounded them off!

At least then you know that the ones you have got will fit!

 

[D90mitch]

Okay, the cause of the problem in the first place was a fookin rounded nut none of this would have happened otherwise! I think me slave cylinder was older than me, when I took it off it fell apart and judging by the corrosion in the crack it looked like it was broken for some time!!!

 

[Grit Valve]

When ever I do a clutch rubber type to metal I ALWAYS cut the rubber one in half first, if not you have to turn and realise the top metal pipe first and they corrode and get crud in then you turn the nut and the pipe bends in your case.
By cutting the rubber one you are able turn it out and keeping the top metal pipe nut in situ.
Thus allowing you to turn rubber pipes nut and unscrew off leaving you a better chance to deal with the end that don't turn without bending its pipe .

If you can clean and losen metal pipes nut , you can the fix rubber pipe to slave slip in to bracket and the reattach your now losend nut in metal pipe to rubber hose

 

[D90mitch]

When ever I do a clutch rubber type to metal I ALWAYS cut the rubber one in half first, if not you have to turn and realise the top metal pipe first and they corrode and get crud in then you turn the nut and the pipe bends in your case.
By cutting the rubber one you are able turn it out and keeping the top metal pipe nut in situ.
Thus allowing you to turn rubber pipes nut and unscrew off leaving you a better chance to deal with the end that don't turn without bending its pipe .

If you can clean and losen metal pipes nut , you can the fix rubber pipe to slave slip in to bracket and the reattach your now losend nut in metal pipe to rubber hose

Lol why didn't I think of that it cost me :frusty: I just reeaallyy hope I get it fixed soon without any more problems.

 

[Grit Valve]

Lol why didn't I think of that it cost me :frusty: I just reeaallyy hope I get it fixed soon without any more problems.

Its all part of a leaning curv the more you fiddle the more you learn keep it up my friend
Don't worry its not that bad take your time and it will be fixed

 

[D90mitch]

Yep hopefully back on the road later this week if the part numbers were true to their... numbers...