Fixing messed up brake lines
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Fixing messed up brake lines
Okay so I stripped both front brake line fittings last time I did my install. Seemed they had rusted together and eventually just used too much force and messed up the fittings completely. I wanted to switch to SS lines but need to replace the fittings. I think I need a flair tool, but really not sure exactly what is needed. Wondered if anybody else has had to do this could give me a rundown of exactly what I needed to accomplish the job so when I get to tackeling it I'm not missing something.
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Re: Fixing messed up brake lines (rsafier)
:cheers: Exactly what are we doing now?
If you are planning on installing new fittings on your existing metal lines, you will need a tubing cutter to get the old fittings off cleanly and you will need a flair tool to install the new fittings.
Don't apply too much pressure to either of these tools. Overpressuring the tubing cutter can crush the tubing and overpowering the flaring tool can crack/stress the flare
Not sure I answered your question, so if not, come back
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If you are planning on installing new fittings on your existing metal lines, you will need a tubing cutter to get the old fittings off cleanly and you will need a flair tool to install the new fittings.
Don't apply too much pressure to either of these tools. Overpressuring the tubing cutter can crush the tubing and overpowering the flaring tool can crack/stress the flare
Not sure I answered your question, so if not, come back
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Re: Fixing messed up brake lines (jackdaroofer)
Ouch, I know this feeling :sad:
In a hasty/impatient attempt to replace my brake hoses on a Dodge I had, I ended up stripping the fitting and twisting the brake line. :banghead: I had to cut the line and splice in a two-foot long piece to get it back on the road.
Doesn't he have to be careful with the amount of line he cuts off? If it's cut too far back then there might not be enough play in the line to reroute it to the bracket where it connects to the flexible hose.
[Modified by sraft, 7:00 PM 12/5/2003]
In a hasty/impatient attempt to replace my brake hoses on a Dodge I had, I ended up stripping the fitting and twisting the brake line. :banghead: I had to cut the line and splice in a two-foot long piece to get it back on the road.
Doesn't he have to be careful with the amount of line he cuts off? If it's cut too far back then there might not be enough play in the line to reroute it to the bracket where it connects to the flexible hose.
[Modified by sraft, 7:00 PM 12/5/2003]
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Re: Fixing messed up brake lines (sraft)
Doesn't he have to be careful with the amount of line he cuts off? If it's cut too far back then there might not be enough play in the line to reroute it to the bracket where it connects to the flexible hose.
[Modified by sraft, 7:00 PM 12/5/2003]
Yes, you need to stay as close to the bad fitting as you can! There is generally two, maybe three inches of lattitude in the new hoses. But then, that brings up another issue I forgot :crazy: :smash:
Keeping trhe fixed metal lines and the new flexible lines in the "chassis clip" that holds them to the frame.
For myself, when I have had to resort to this fix in the past, I used wire to secure the lines...but what the he*l, I was young and reckless! :D
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