If a brake pipe fails (cracks, thread gets strips, damaged) a new one can be made. To make a brake you will need the pipe itself, a cutter, nuts that have the correct thread and a brake pipe flaring tool. Measure the old pipe and cut a piece of the pipe off that is the same length. Check the old pipe to see what type of flaring you need and flare one side of the new pipe then put the nuts on and flare the other side with the same type of flare as the old pipe. Once the pipe has been flared on both sides with the right flare and the bolts are on you can bend it to the shape of the old pipe.
Single flared are generally used when connecting the brake pipes to the wheel cylinders as they have brass inserts that look like olives. Double flares are used on the other end of the brake lines. The brake pipes are flared as another measure to ensure that the connections don't leak.
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