I learned a valuable lesson today...

When bending brake lines, make sure that your fittings are at the ends when you start... Gave myself a high-five over that one.

Should have asked.

I'm so good at this stuff 'cause I usually do it more than once.

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.

Practice makes perfect. And having quality tools to do the job helps too (I don't).

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.

BTDT... isn't experience such a wonderful teacher?

If you're lucky, you'll only do it once...

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...

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.

Been there, not done that

Or make a beauty of a flare ... and then realize you forgot to put the fitting on first!

guilty, guilty and guilty dammit

^^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.

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.

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.

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.

Guilty on both shrink tubing and fittings.

I have never done all of these things repeatedly, that would be preposterous.

been there, done that too.

Guilty of all the above

Then there is the drain plug in the oil pan.. . ..