- 1. Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Janzen" <s.janzen@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:13:52 -0400
- The old NAPA produces consistent results - One out of every two seals well. It's going in the trash as soon as I can buy a better one - any tricks or favorite tools for flaring steel brake lines?
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- 2. Re: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool? (score: 1)
- Author: Rikrock@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:44:16 EDT
- The sets I use were purchased from Eastwood at least five years ago and have served me well. I use one set for making inverted flares (also called double flares) and the "ISO" set for making bubble f
- /html/fot/2005-06/msg00079.html (7,409 bytes)
- 3. Re: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:13:44 -0500
- I went through at least four flaring tools before I found one that worked. It is the Supra Easyflare, made by Moprod, in the U. K. It does a better job than anything else I found, and I think it cost
- /html/fot/2005-06/msg00082.html (7,928 bytes)
- 4. RE: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:11:45 -0700
- The only trick I can offer is to not bother trying to flare the tubing sold in parts stores with fittings already mounted. That stuff is hard as a rock ! Bundy tubing sold in coils is quite a bit so
- /html/fot/2005-06/msg00086.html (7,564 bytes)
- 5. Re: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Janzen" <s.janzen@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:19:48 -0400
- Thanks. After doing a bit of research, I've learned a few things. First of all, the standard inverted flare and bubble flare don't re-seal well if the parts are disassembled and re-assembled. That is
- /html/fot/2005-06/msg00087.html (8,461 bytes)
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