Advice on fitting new brake lines

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Re: Advice on fitting new brake lines

12 Jul 2009 15:26
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I always heat all copper washers red hot and dip them in water.

I have not bought a exhaust washer in a long time. I change out a lot of headers and it would be too expensive to buy new all the time. Roy
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Re: Advice on fitting new brake lines

12 Jul 2009 17:36
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Yes,copper washers can be reused almost forever by anealing(softening) them this way.
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