Originally Posted by atikovi
Should be able to get a short piece of the same size and fittings, cut off one end and use a union fitting to join new with old.
Originally Posted by Chris142
Originally Posted by atikovi
Should be able to get a short piece of the same size and fittings, cut off one end and use a union fitting to join new with old.
Unsafe and illegal!
Compression fittings are unsafe and illegal but a proper flared coupling should be fine.
That said, it would only be a band-aid in this case. Those all look sketchy. What vehicle?
OP could rent a flare tool (free) and repair easily with a small premade piece (about $5).
Only one flare is needed. The repair piece will have one end matching your proportioning thread and another to connect to the tube and the flare you make. Be sure to slip a nut on first.
If this is beyond your skill level please contact a qualified shop to repair correctly. There is nothing else you can do to fix this.
The line in question appears to be the short easily accessed one that goes from the junction block over to the wheel. So you should replace it end to end rather than try to splice. It really looks like if you touch any of those lines at all, they're going to just fall apart though.
Originally Posted by slybunda
Would you replace with steel, copper or kunifer?
I always replace brake lines with NiCopp. Here in the salt belt, steel lines get eaten pretty quickly unless the owner keeps their underbody cleaned off and when using NiCopp I know they'll never need done again.
Compression fitting. I know everyone says not to use them, but I've never had an issue when I lived in the rust belt. If the line is short enough, replace it.
Originally Posted by Silverado12
Compression fitting. I know everyone says not to use them, but I've never had an issue when I lived in the rust belt. If the line is short enough, replace it.
You let me know when you are in my area because I am staying off the road...