adam_moore
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 02:18 PM |
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Brake pipe flares
Hi,
can anyone tell me what type of flare is needed on the end of a brake pipe that is conencting to a male bulkhead flexible hose (convex seat)?
Is it a double or a single flare (V shaped in section)?
Thanks
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JAG
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 02:32 PM |
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Might be able to help but need a picture of the end of the flexible hose - just to clarify the situation 
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 02:40 PM |
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it will have opposite profile - ie single flare.
this is the one that has a domed shape, rather than a belled out shape.
atb
steve
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 04:34 PM |
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Flares - are they coming back??
Standard hose fittings are usually male threaded (banjo fittings being "special".
So the mating pipe fitting has to be female, and this requires the "double op" flare, where the second part of the flare is folded back
against the first flare section (by the 2nd op.).
Male threaded pipe fittings need the "single op" flare, which, as Mr. Gusto described, has a domed face to engage the bottom of the
associated port.
Have just been doing my brake pipes - again!! It's so easy to cut these ***** pipes too long/short, especially over the longer runs (where
unexpected bends soak up the added length you already provided for!!).
LoL
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 4/10/04 at 06:59 PM |
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ya know, its funny.
I went all my school days being called gus.
My son (16) gets called gusto,
strange I thought.
But its spreading to here
atb
steve (gusto)
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DarrenW
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 03:32 PM |
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What does everyone use to do the flares? Hand held cheapy tool or hold-in-a-vice-more-professional-tool? Where is the best place to get one?
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James
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 03:35 PM |
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Started with a handheld screw-in type. Worked (with practice and grease) but wasn't great.
Was then lent a Sykes-Pikavant pro job and it's amazing!
1. Clamp pipe
2. Pull handle
3. Remove finished brake pipe!
Bet it wasn't cheap though!
All the best.
James
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