[Healeys] brake pipe threaded ends

[Bob Spidell]

Sounds like the brake pipe is corroded to the fitting.  Soak with penetrating oil, and work the nut back-and-forth and 
hope it breaks free.   If you end up putting pliers to the brake line you'll probably nick it and it should be replaced 
(maybe try wrapping the pipe with leather or thick cloth).  If it doesn't break free and the pipe is damaged in any 
way--even slightly twisted--you need to replace the pipe.   You can fab a new pipe, but you'll need a flare tool and a 
tubing cutter.  Neither is expensive--good things to have in your tool collection anyway.

Making the double flare takes a little practice--buy 10' of brake tubing and the tools and give it a go.  There's some 
small radius bends on these lines; you can buy a tubing bender--again, cheap--or carefully bend by hand, around a pipe 
if you like.   Just don't kink or flatten the line.

Bob


On 6/18/2011 6:13 PM, Tom wrote:
> Bob,
>
> The flare nut turns; but the steel tube is turning with it and I can feel that the steel line is starting to twist.  
> The nut will come out of the caliper, but I don't want to sacrifice the brake line if I can't easily replace the brake 
> line.
>
> - Tom

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