brake pipe joint

[flatyre]

hey folks the brake pipes on my old van are badly corroded where they meet the flexi hoses, rather than replace the whole lot as it involves removing the diesel tank and loads of under body guards, I was hoping to cut the bad section out and fit some new flared pipe, can these be used to tie the old and new sections of brake pipe safely?

 

Metric Brake Pipe Line Joiner Connector Male Straight Union 10 x 1 mm 3/16"

[treequip]

hey folks the brake pipes on my old van are badly corroded where they meet the flexi hoses, rather than replace the whole lot as it involves removing the diesel tank and loads of under body guards, I was hoping to cut the bad section out and fit some new flared pipe, can these be used to tie the old and new sections of brake pipe safely?

 

Metric Brake Pipe Line Joiner Connector Male Straight Union 10 x 1 mm 3/16"

 

But if you cut the corroded pipe away you will need a hand held pipe flaring tool

[Justme]

More usual to use two standard brake nuts and a double female barrel.

[petercb]

From experience can be done but can be very difficult to get old pipes to flare properly as they are usually steel. Replacements are usually copper alloy to enable easy flaring with a hand held flaring tool. If you don't get it right no brakes!

[slim reaper]

Single flare tool for brake pipe is cr&p, you need double flare tool.

slim

[TreeswingerPerth]

I cut and joined some of mine on the old L20 , brother gave me a loan of a hand held flaring tool called a power hand , worked brilliant .

[peatff]

I cut and joined some of mine on the old L20 , brother gave me a loan of a hand held flaring tool called a power hand , worked brilliant .

 

I've joined them using my old Moprod flaring tool which works same as the Powerhand tool. Newer vehicles might be DIN flares but for a joint it shouldn't matter as long as you get the right unions. Male or female joiner is just a matter of what is available either will work fine. Most flare tools you just turn the die round to make a single flare into a double.

[eldon]

Make sure you aren't combining metric and imperial fittings. It will fit a certain way round but is not safe!

Probably better to buy new fittings rather than collect what is handed from mates etc.

 

I think it was 3/8" male into 10 x 1.0mm ports but please check.

[peatff]

Make sure you aren't combining metric and imperial fittings. It will fit a certain way round but is not safe!

Probably better to buy new fittings rather than collect what is handed from mates etc.

 

I think it was 3/8" male into 10 x 1.0mm ports but please check.

 

You'd have to ask specifically for imperial fittings if you are buying them nowadays. There are two different flare patterns 3/16" or 4.75mm DIN/ISO but the pipe is the same size.

[flatyre]

thanks folks not as easy as I thought, looks like i'll probably just replace the whole pipe:thumbdown: