I use the conical caps that come on smaller tubes of lubricants, silicone, etc. I do not stick them into the line, I stick the brake line into the cap, as I would the original tube. Works very well! Miguel Miguel
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Don, > > How do you use them to stop brake lines? I find I have to take a dowel and > sharpen it in a pencil sharpener to get a decent fit into a brake line, and > even then the point is so delicate that it wants to break off, and then I > have to retrieve it. A better way of stopping brake fluid leaking from > brake and clutch fittings has been on my mind lately, having encountered a > bunch of it while working on the suspension. > > What do others do? > > Jim > |
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