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Reusable pipe fittings.... can you re-use them?
tegwin - 10/1/09 at 01:10 PM

Might seem a silly question..

But I made up some braided hoses with the re-usable type compression fittings on them...

Went to remove one of them today from the rear wheel cylinder and instead of undoing the entire end fitting, I split the fitting in half leaving one part complete with olive on the flexi pipe and the other part screwed into the wheel cylinder.. DOH!!!

Can I simply unscrew the part from the wheel cylinder and put it back into the pipe and nip it up, or do I need to get new olive and re cut the pipe?


clairetoo - 10/1/09 at 01:17 PM

Nah...........just put it back together


blakep82 - 10/1/09 at 01:50 PM

you're supposed to replace the brass olive