Andrew Willis Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 alreet boys.snapped my cross over the other day and ive obviously got the hosing and the barbs. anywhey i can get the hosing across the barbs to make a new cross over as im having diffucitly doing it cheersandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigamac Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Someone done a video.Can't remember who though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliott the onza man Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I think you have to heat the ends of the crossover pipe up. Like put it in boiling water for a bit so it makes them more soft and flimsy, put them on the barbed fittings and your away.I think this is how you do it but i am not 100% sure.Hope this helped, Elliott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew Willis Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=31thanks for the help ill try the hot water thing and let you know the results.Andy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I think you have to heat the ends of the crossover pipe up. Like put it in boiling water for a bit so it makes them more soft and flimsy, put them on the barbed fittings and your away.I think this is how you do it but i am not 100% sure.Hope this helped, Elliott.That won't work. The hose is too brittle/hard to be affected by the heat. Use those magura blocks. OR find two blocks of wood and clamp them together, drill a 5mm hole in the centre of the blocks then clamp the hose in the hole with about an inch sticking out the top and hammer the barb in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshlyd1 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 LOL or justs take it to your LBS its easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJhey Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) I have split my crossover about 4 times:L but my mate jamie williams has fixed it for me about 3 times and i bought another one once. Edited June 6, 2009 by JJhey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 LOL or justs take it to your LBS its easyLBS are shit! Stop recommending them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMcd Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) when I make crossovers I dip the barb in some dot4 fluid to make it a little easier to go in. Then I get some needlenose pliers and try widen the hosing ever so slightly. Then when Im tapping the barb in a always check to see if the barb is going in straight to reduce the chance of the cable splitting.EDIT: I dont even use a vice!! Dont own one so I have to use mole grips and a corner step Edited June 6, 2009 by RossMcd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) Cross-Over pipeyou will need - hosing, 2 barbs, pliers, file, hammer, vice, wood.1. Cut the hosing to length with a pair of pliers. Hold it next to an existing cross-over to accuratly measure it.2. Get two pieces of wood that will fit in your vice. the ones i use are about 30x70x100mm3. Grab a file (or anything that will indent the wood) and make a triangular shaped impression down the middle of both pieces of your wood. This impression is the guide for the hosing which keeps it in place when tightening the vice and when the barb is being hit into it.4. The blocks are finished. Put them in the vice with the hosing through the middle making sure there is just short of an inch of hosing sticking out of the top.5. HARDEST BIT: now it's just a case of hitting the barb into the hosing. (the hitting part of the hammer should be softer than the barb you are hitting so it dosn't fold the barb in). Now repeat the process for the other side, i think i messed this up about three times ha hope this helps Edited June 6, 2009 by Nickkkkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Willis Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Cross-Over pipeyou will need - hosing, 2 barbs, pliers, file, hammer, vice, wood.1. Cut the hosing to length with a pair of pliers. Hold it next to an existing cross-over to accuratly measure it.2. Get two pieces of wood that will fit in your vice. the ones i use are about 30x70x100mm3. Grab a file (or anything that will indent the wood) and make a triangular shaped impression down the middle of both pieces of your wood. This impression is the guide for the hosing which keeps it in place when tightening the vice and when the barb is being hit into it.4. The blocks are finished. Put them in the vice with the hosing through the middle making sure there is just short of an inch of hosing sticking out of the top.5. HARDEST BIT: now it's just a case of hitting the barb into the hosing. (the hitting part of the hammer should be softer than the barb you are hitting so it dosn't fold the barb in). Now repeat the process for the other side, i think i messed this up about three times ha hope this helps what do u mean a triangular impression in the wood cheersandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) what do u mean a triangular impression in the wood cheersandylol was a little hard to explain but it is that sort of thing>> Edited June 7, 2009 by Nickkkkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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