dougs968

Does the front clamp support both lines?

Doug

Amber Gramps

Yes,

The forward strap is also supposed to hold the rocker on. IT WAS MISSING. The rocker was only held on with the screws that are under the rubber molding. I'm headed out to Sierra Madre on Wednesday for a few little things. ......Besides, I have tools. I can fix it.

dougs968

Tools, yes, many tools.

Doug

Ed Hughes

Are you going rocker less, Doug?

Amber Gramps

Yes, she has been on a diet....today I finished the rocker delete and front A/C stone guard delete. Every last sign of A/C is gone except the fan in the smuggler's box. That was fun figuring out how to plug the holes and still have a working fan.

Anyway, lots of stuff gone

Wachuko

You will need to heat it, correct. And as others have mentioned, folks have been able to get smashed areas fixed by using pumping air into the pipes while heating the bent area, increasing the air pressure, until the bent comes out... I did not believe it at first... but seems to work. I will be trying that on the blue car (RSR Tribute).

Trying to find photos of the lines in my car... can't seem to find decent ones. I will take a few tomorrow and share them. Also, I might have a spare one of those double clamps. Let me confirm and will send you PM if that is the case.

Wachuko

The link to the thread of folks that have fixed their crushed lines...

Fixed my Crushed Oil line for $5 and a beer

Amber Gramps

Thanks Jaime. That is awesome. I don't think I'll have to go that far. I think a minute or two with a conduit bender and I'll be good.

Amber Gramps

Thanks Jaime. That is awesome. I don't think I'll have to go that far. I think a minute or two with a conduit bender and I'll be good. It just frosts me to find this kind of micky mouse hiding under there.

Amber Gramps

stupid droid

500

I too have had great success with the pressurized air combined with a MAPP torch method. One of my lines was pretty badly crushed from (I'm guessing) a jack in the past. The other line was not as crushed, but there were deep gouges from what looked liked a set of channel lock pliers from someone who evidently tried to uncrush the lines. I used the pressurized air on that one too, and then silver brazed on some external copper "reinforcements" over the area with the plier gouges, just for extra peace-of-mind. I lightly bead blasted the tubes and painted them with a activated clear. It looks a little wrong with the copper "shields", but I am keeping my rocker covers so it was not a big deal for me. I was more concerned about having a bullet-proof repair.

Wachuko

Sweet!! Once I am done with the body details on the RSR I will drop the oil lines to do the same