Rimmer Bros Brake kit question

**Homestar** · 15th July 2014, 02:59 PM

Yes, you can get all the threaded bits from your local brake centre, but you could reuse your old ones and use new line. You'd just need a double flaring tool, which aren't expensive from ebay.

The copper nickel bends really nicely, and you don't need tools to bend it, whereas you would by using steel.

I'll be needing to do this all very soon on Cam's series 3, so I'll be chatting to a Vicroads approved engineer, and my local mechanic who does my road worthies before I buy anything. I'm hoping the copper nickel will pass as its heaps easier to work with.

**Themadmob** · 15th July 2014, 07:54 PM

Thanks .. please let me know what your contact say about copper nickel vs steel

**Themadmob** · 15th July 2014, 08:02 PM

Thanks Lotz a Landies

**chazza** · 16th July 2014, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by bacicat

The copper nickel bends really nicely, and you don't need tools to bend it, whereas you would by using steel.

Steel bundy tube can be bent easily by hand, except for tight curves where a bender will be needed but these are cheap as well,

Cheers Charlie

**Homestar** · 16th July 2014, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by chazza

Steel bundy tube can be bent easily by hand, except for tight curves where a bender will be needed but these are cheap as well,

Cheers Charlie

Yep, my point exactly.

**gromit** · 16th July 2014, 09:48 PM

Managed some tight bends with steel pipe by hand, found the bender too fiddly and ended up with the bend in the wrong position (probably needed some practice.....).

Used the Kunifer (copper/nickel) in the UK with brass tube nuts & flare nuts for corrosion resistance. Problem here is.....if they pick up that it's not steel how do you 'prove' what the material actually is ?
As already mentioned, if the colour is close to that of plated steel then it probably won't get picked up anyway.

Kunifer is very popular in the UK because of the rock salt used to de-ice the roads which causes a lot of corrosion problems. There are alternatives but the councils use rock salt because it's cheap.
Plated steel would last considerably longer in our climate.

Colin

**Themadmob** · 17th July 2014, 06:07 AM

Thanks Colin

Great work.... I thought it would be easy to see what brake linings are acceptable in Australia .. I am battling to get a real answer, and the forum seems uncertain as well ????

**Themadmob** · 17th July 2014, 06:18 AM

Colin, what flaring tool do you use?

**gromit** · 17th July 2014, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Themadmob

Colin, what flaring tool do you use?

Mine is an old metric Snap-On but works OK on imperial.
It does the job and I can't justify a better one, even to myself.

Colin

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