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Replacing air hub pipes with silicone hose.

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02 Oct 2011 11:37 #22909 by trextr7monkey

Replied by trextr7monkey on topic Re: Replacing air hub pipes with silicone hose.

Not an expert on this by any means but wouldn't nylon air line tube - designed for high pressures, be better suited and possibly cheaper than silicon for this job?
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02 Oct 2011 15:33 #22923 by Fuzzoire

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I am no expert either and your dead right, Nylon tubing it is way cheaper than silicone. As I understand there is no air actually being blown down the tube, it is being sucked causing the vacuum which would potentially collapse the tube which is why I initially thought of vacuum hose. Not sure what material the flexible portions of the stock system are?

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02 Oct 2011 15:58 - 02 Oct 2011 15:58 #22924 by viciouspenguin

Replied by viciouspenguin on topic Re: Replacing air hub pipes with silicone hose.

why not fit manual hubs?

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02 Oct 2011 16:25 #22926 by Fuzzoire

Replied by Fuzzoire on topic Re: Replacing air hub pipes with silicone hose.

My missus wouldn't thank me for that in the snow. Besides I quite like the clonk, clonk and the click, click (when it works).

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02 Oct 2011 20:15 #22943 by facade

Replied by facade on topic Re: Replacing air hub pipes with silicone hose.

I copied my pipes in copper brakepipe: took ages to make and braze on the tee pieces, but you can buy ready made tee pieces for brakepipe if you have a flaring tool..

You could use microbore heating pipe if it is still available, there must be solder tee pieces available.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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02 Oct 2011 20:44 #22947 by dirtydogz

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Yes you can still get microbore heating pipe from screwfix
www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/poly...lene-pipe/cat2330006

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