What to do when you get a dent in a brake line?

[MarcDeSoto]

I just noticed that I somehow put a dent in my new brake line that runs on top of the frame in my 48 DeSoto.  Should I splice in a short section, or replace the entire line?  

[Doug&Deb]

I would replace it. Easier to do now.

[kencombs]

How deep is the dent?  Slight visual thing or deep enough to restrict the flow?   IOW, does it need to be fixed?  If so, I'd do the entire preice, the fewer fitting the better.

[LeRoy]

3 hours ago, kencombs said:

How deep is the dent?  Slight visual thing or deep enough to restrict the flow?   IOW, does it need to be fixed?  If so, I'd do the entire preice, the fewer fitting the better.

That new nicop stuff is really easy to work with too.

 

 

Also, remember to put the fittings on before you flare it, I've heard stories about folks that forgot.....

Edited January 13, 2023 by LeRoy

[kencombs]

14 minutes ago, LeRoy said:

 

 

 

Also, remember to put the fittings on before you flare it, I've heard stories about folks that forgot.....

Yeah, me too. 'happened to a friend of mine'

[MarcDeSoto]

I don't flare.  I tried it but my flares looked too bad.  I will replace the entire line.  It's kinked pretty bad.  

[kencombs]

11 minutes ago, MarcDeSoto said:

I don't flare.  I tried it but my flares looked too bad.  I will replace the entire line.  It's kinked pretty bad.  

Try NiCop, flares great, as well as bending much easier than steel.

[Bryan G]

Ditto, I was afraid of flares (did some line for my oil furnace once, which was passable, but a leak there won't cause my house to crash into a ditch!) That new stuff is a dream to work with.