Can you use

farawaygrass

ordinary copper piping as replacement brake pipes?
it's a 00 reg pajaro

Tokyo

Not sure about here, but when I lived in the States it was illegal, and it was certainly frowned upon in Australia too, if not being illegal too. Copper is lovely to work with, but over time it work hardens from vibrations in the car and becomes brittle. That's how I was taught at least.

Will be interesting to see what others have to say though.


[edit]corrugated roads were a big problem where I was from, so what was not acceptable there may be perfectly fine here.[/edit]

bbbaldy

Don't have an answer to this question. But be very careful with regard your brakes.

Mycroft H

I've used 3/16" copper-nickel piping problems. Not illegal and works really well.

farawaygrass

thanks, wasnt me personally, mech done the job and just spotted it and was curious. said he put in 4 new pipes, but he only did two!

Kenny Logins

Mycroft H wrote: »

I've used 3/16" copper-nickel piping problems. Not illegal and works really well.

That's cunifer (Kunifer), the correct pipe to use, not copper.

http://www.copper.org/applications/automotive/brake-tube/hydraulic_brake_tube.html