When bending brake lines, make sure that your fittings are at the ends when you start... Gave myself a high-five over that one.
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:07 p.m. Bench Racer (BowtieBandit) New Reader
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:09 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Should have asked.
I'm so good at this stuff 'cause I usually do it more than once.
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:19 p.m. AquaHusky New Reader
Now I don't feel so alone.
I am guilty of this same exact thing. Bad part about this is that it was for a friend's car. I got into a convo and just not watching what I was doing.
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:30 p.m. Nitroracer SuperDork
Practice makes perfect. And having quality tools to do the job helps too (I don't).
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:36 p.m. Junkyard_Dog Dork
Nitroracer wrote:
Practice makes perfect.
Maybe thats why I did it twice in a row once
Had to drive to a second parts store to get more line.
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:36 p.m. Ian F Dork
BTDT... isn't experience such a wonderful teacher?
If you're lucky, you'll only do it once...
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:45 p.m. eastsidemav Reader
Somehow, I just lucked into thinking about it the first time. Used painter's tape to hold the fittings near where they should be.
Now, the reason I needed to be bending new lines...
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Jan. 8, 2011 3:55 p.m. jimbob_racing HalfDork
I did that too once. Now I tape them to the end of the line with some blue painters tape before I start to bend them. That assures the fitting is in the right place when I'm done.
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Jan. 8, 2011 4:54 p.m. DrBoost SuperDork
Been there, not done that
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Jan. 8, 2011 5:17 p.m. ArthurDent Reader
Or make a beauty of a flare ... and then realize you forgot to put the fitting on first!
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Jan. 8, 2011 5:24 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
guilty, guilty and guilty dammit
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Jan. 8, 2011 6:08 p.m. wlkelley3 Dork
^^Yeah me too^^ Especially the flaring and forgetting the fitting. I've even put the fitting on backwards once.
Yeah, you only do that once.
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Jan. 8, 2011 6:18 p.m. Jensenman SuperDork
BTDT as well. Worst one I have done in a while was when bending new fuel lines for the KA24/Dime swap: I bent the new fuel line exactly mirror image of the old one through just plain stupidity. That was a quiet ride to the parts store.
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Jan. 8, 2011 6:52 p.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
And place the shrink wrap on the wire before crimping.
I could cut my wire crimp purchases in half if I could ever master remembering this.
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Jan. 8, 2011 7:04 p.m. griffin729 HalfDork
ArthurDent wrote:
Or make a beauty of a flare ... and then realize you forgot to put the fitting on first!
And mine was such a pretty flare too. Also have forgotten the shrink tubing before both soldering or crimping.
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Jan. 8, 2011 8:31 p.m. RealMiniDriver Dork
Guilty on both shrink tubing and fittings.
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Jan. 8, 2011 8:48 p.m. ansonivan HalfDork
I have never done all of these things repeatedly, that would be preposterous.
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Jan. 8, 2011 8:52 p.m. internetautomart SuperDork
been there, done that too.
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Jan. 9, 2011 7:55 a.m. dean1484 Dork
Guilty of all the above
Then there is the drain plug in the oil pan.. . ..
