Can I fix this, or do I call InLine Tube?

[Billccm]

Hello All:
Decided to connect all lines to the proportioning block and test fit the master cylinder. The line for the front brake portion fits like a glove.
Spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how the rear line can fit into the master cylinder. Then decided to compare to the original line; see pictures.

 

[Billccm]

The fitting at the master cylinder would have to be bent and twisted to fit. Not sure I can do this without damage?

 

[JimKueneman]

What are they steel? They looks sort of like anodized aluminum?

 

[Billccm]

What are they steel? They looks sort of like anodized aluminum?

Supposedly steel lines.

 

[JimKueneman]

Than you can should be able to manipulate them.

 

[Coronet 14]

When I replaced the lines from the Master Cyl to the Proportion valve for my 72 Coronet I had to do a bit of bending. I screwed the line into the Master cyl then made the small adjustments I needed to get it to fit to the valve. I got mine from Mancini Racing

 

[Darter6]

You can bend them easy,as said above, screw the fitting in the one that is a correct fit,then work the other end to fit.It will bend easily with out kinking.

 

[Photon440]

I would call InLine Tube about it. If they say you can bend it yourself, fine. But if you try first and it fails, they may wash their hands of it.

 

[Billccm]

Unfortunately, if you buy InLine Tube products from the eBay InLine Tube store, you are penalized from any phone support-lesson learned here. I did send an email with pictures and questions.

 

[furyus]

It will be fine. Take your time. Don't try to do all your bending in one small area.

 

[Brandy]

We used to make lines instead of buy new ones back in the day. In the 70's I made tons of brake and air lines for big Army trucks, from scratch. Just get a screen door closing type of spring and clip off the end loop, now wind that thing around your line till it covers the end you want to bend. Then carefully and slowly bend it in several spots progressively till you have it. Remove spring. The spring, as long as you hold one end tight and rotate the spring around the line till it is tight and compressed, will divert the pressure out over a wide area of your lines tube so as to not kink it in one spot.

 

[Billccm]

One of the motorheads at work offered me his very nice, expensive Eastwood brake line tool kit. This kit must of had 20 different bending tools tools, three, or four flare tools, and one large and one small tubing cutter wheel. Hindsight is 20 20 in that I probably would have had a better fit, and no waiting on parts shortages, etc.

I just figured 'plug and play' with the pre bent line kit..........

 

[Brandy]

That's the name of the game in these modern times. Used to be a point of pride to be able to manufacture your own stuff. Not so much any more. I remember our line kit being in a steel case about 2 feet long, 15 inches wide and 6 inches deep. Chock full everything you needed to manufacture lines except the lines them selves, which we had in spools of 100 feet. As a mechanic you had to sign your name to any front end, or brake work so they knew who to prosecute later if your work failed. Sobering thought, made you do a damn good job every time.