[Roadsters] [Bluebird510] '70 2000 Wheel Cylinder hard line nutsize.

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

Ronnie,

It should be 10mm.  How hard have you tried to get the 10mm flare nut wrench 
on the nut?  Sometimes those nuts corrode enough that the wrench won't slip 
over them... I'd try filing gently with an ignition-size file as best you 
can.  It may take some persistence, but you should be able to get enough off 
to get the wrench on.

Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronnie Day" <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>; "Ward Hill Press" 
<wardhill at rcn.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] [Bluebird510] '70 2000 Wheel Cylinder hard line 
nutsize.


> Forgot to mention that 3/8 is too small, 7/16, too large. I'll do what I
> can cleaning up the flats but there's not much room to get to at least a
> couple of them. Gonna hit it with heat too, but the big problem is that
> neither metric or SAE open end or flare nut wrenches fit. They're either
> too small or too small.
>
> And of course I'll need to get it all back together after I replace the
> wheel cylinder which is totally shot and not rebuildable in place. I'd
> really prefer NOT to have to replace the hard line, too.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Ward Hill Press <wardhill at rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>  Whitworth? :-P
>> That was a joke if you know what Whitworth 
>> <http://www.wikipedia.htm>is....but then could the 2000 copied the 
>> British down to the nuts?
>>
>> Can you get a good look at those brake line nuts? Maybe file the flats a
>> little?
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> At 06:01 PM 6/2/2013, you wrote:
>>
>> Don't I need a 10 mm flare nut wrench for the brake line nut on the rear
>> brake wheel cylinder on a '70 2000 roadster? I'm pretty sure that's what 
>> I
>> need, but I've got a 10 mm (too small, or just won't go on) and an 11 mm
>> (too large). Neither work. Looks like someone in the past buggered the 
>> nut
>> flats royally. Figured I'd check before  go after it (carefully) with 
>> vice
>> grips. Both side are soaking in PB Blaster.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Ron
>>
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