[Roadsters] Brake line fittings
Daryl Smith
drlsmith at dccnet.com
Tue Sep 30 20:13:52 MDT 2008
----- Original Message -----
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff at csus.edu>
>
> The author didn't make it explicitly clear that brake lines MUST be
> double-flared. That's not an option - they MUST be double-flared.
> That's where the end is 'folded' into the pipe and makes a solid
> double-walled flare. A single flare can pull loose, crack, and fail in
> other ways as well. This is YOUR life, your passengers, pedestrians,
> the car in front of you.... Brake lines MUST be double flared.
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff at csus.edu Sacramento, CA
I just want to emphasize the above. And to add that it doesn't hurt to do
the same with your gas lines!
Daryl
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