AndyStobbs
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Has anyone tried any of the above?
I'm in need of making some new fuel pipes on my car. The original steel has corroded quite badly and I'm not keen to refit it. Have got some 8mm copper nickel to form the new pipes with. Catch is, there is a flare on the pipe which is used to retain it within the socket on the nylon pipe that runs from the tank.
My Sykes tool will form the flare when the dies are used the wrong way around, but there needs to be a clear 20mm of pipe after the ring to insert into the o ring in the nylon socket.
I've spent about 6 hours so far making a device to press the flare but early attempts have high lighted flaws that I expect will take another 6 hours to over come. All valuable time.
I could form the ring using Sykes tool then slip it on to the kunier and solder, or build it up from scratch with tig etc.
If nobody replies I will try regardless tomorrow anyway but fore warned is fore armed.
Thanks
I'm in need of making some new fuel pipes on my car. The original steel has corroded quite badly and I'm not keen to refit it. Have got some 8mm copper nickel to form the new pipes with. Catch is, there is a flare on the pipe which is used to retain it within the socket on the nylon pipe that runs from the tank.
My Sykes tool will form the flare when the dies are used the wrong way around, but there needs to be a clear 20mm of pipe after the ring to insert into the o ring in the nylon socket.
I've spent about 6 hours so far making a device to press the flare but early attempts have high lighted flaws that I expect will take another 6 hours to over come. All valuable time.
I could form the ring using Sykes tool then slip it on to the kunier and solder, or build it up from scratch with tig etc.
If nobody replies I will try regardless tomorrow anyway but fore warned is fore armed.
Thanks
