The easy way to fab a brake line is to get a section of line from NAPA, cut and bend it, and splice it in the middle using a 3/16 compression union. Sniff if you want to, but you get factory flares on both ends and no locked in stress in the middle.
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> Good advice. I am not afraid to bend metal brake tubing. I guess my main question was about the ends. I will check sources on eBay and the internet for ends. Bill
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> Places like NAPA and AutoZone sell steel lines in various lengths and diameters. I've generally been able to get a piece and, using a tube bender, fabricate what I need. There have been times I had to get a somewhat longer piece than I needed, cut it to length and then flair it. AutoZone, for one, offers a double flaring kit as part of their "Loan-A-Tool" program.
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> I am looking at replacing several of the metal brake lines on my 1961 190Db.These people offer brake lines, but when I enter the info into their Compatibility query, it says they won’t fit the 180D or 190D, 1961 or 1962.
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> I have measured the threaded fitting on my car and get 10 x 27 metric. (27 threads may not be exactly right.) I can get the short piece that runs from the master cylinder to the left front brake from Niemoeller in Europe for 5,50 € with 6,55 € shipping.
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> What have others done when thinking about their old, possibly rusted on the inside, metal brake tubing? Bill in Oregon
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