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You can use a 6mm PCL air fitting to connect the pipes, don't try with hot water, its nylon and doesn't melt until 200 deg c ish.
You can (Gently) Hold the plastic pipes over a flame to make them soft enough to push the fittings in then allow to cool naturally, do not quench!!
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Harry - if the rubber condom serves no purpose can't I just get rid of it? ... i.e. take the whole thing out instead of just making a hole in it.
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I've got a mini hot air gun - that might do the trick. Last edited by Blink; 19th October 2020 at 11:40.. |
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I just cut the hose and the internal diameter is around 3.5mm to 3.7mm - so I'm not sure a 6mm PCL fitting will go in. The pipe wall is so thick I don't think it's going to stretch much.
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A PCL fitting goes over not in! Trust me, it’s how I made mine up 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Anyway, I just got the blowgun out and produced this. There's an inch of brake pipe inserted into each hose - it's pretty solid, i.e. I can't rotate one end against the other, so I think it'll take the pressure without leaking. The snag is the ID of the brake pipe is smaller than the plastic pipe so it'll reduce the flow. What do you think? |
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In theory...there shouldn't be that much pressure as the nipple will be open. You could always put a couple of little jubilee clips on if you're that concerned. Edit Forgot to add that it is a thing of beauty! |
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The easy way to see what you are doing around the master cylinder, is to pull out the wide strip of trim, just below the steering wheel. That, plus the panel above your toes, makes access much easier - The first time I tackled it, I had no idea that trim could be removed so easily. Would the plastic pipe perhaps soften in boiling water? You can get back to back pneumatic pipe joiners of around that size, to push inside the bore of the pipe. Alternatively, would a section of metal brake pipe be a tight fit, just add superglue on the brake pipe to prevent leaks.
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I can't use pneumatic pipe joiners now - the brake pipe is already stuck/melted into the two plastic ends. To re-do it now would mean stripping/melting the plastic pipe off and inserting the two ribbed metal pieces into another section of pipe, which I think is impossible without access to proper factory equipment. Quote:
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