Interested in how difficult it is with the line still on the car? What tools do you recommend?

 

easy , get a flaring kit

 

it is easy
http://www.joesfalcon.com/gentip2/gentip2.html

 

Looks easy thanks!

 

Is it easy with the lines still on the car?

 

its easier when it is off, but im sure its not that hard while still on the car.

 

Id definately remove them if I could

 

I can't. It's one of the lines that goes to the rear brakes. Need to cutt off a fitting on the prop valve, and reflare.

 

well...good luck then

 

This is just my personal experience, but I couldn't get a single one of my flares to work with an Autozone flaring tool...they all would leak. This was with the lines off of the car, too...

Good luck to you, though, and I would test it on another brake line before you do your car

 

why exactly are you cutting off the line? are there any other ways around cutting and re-flairing?

 

I'm going to try a ghetto fab method of connectiong to hard lines with a fuel hose.

 

FYI, hose clamps do not work...at all.....even if you clamp the **** out of 4 of them...

 

if you double-flare they shouldnt leak at all
Did you use the right size, hawk?

 

autozone one worked for me....

 

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okay but why? what is the point/benefit to what you are doing?

 

That way I don't have to cut my hardlines.

 

okay but what are you doing, changing out the propo valve?

 

I already removed the stock prop valve but ran into a problem. The thread on one of the fittings is not clean anymore and won't go into the prop valve all the way.

 

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I double flared them with the right size, but I couldn't get the damn needle-punch deal on the tool to stay straight, so each flare was a little angled to one side. After I beat several holes in the concrete with my head, I gave up and bought already flared lines...


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You should be able to find one at the junkyard easily and cheaply...

 

The trouble of replacing the whole line is not worth it. This line runs from the prop valve to the rear calipers.

 

couldnt you cut it, flare both ends, and put a dual male section in between?
that wouldnt leak.

 

Yes but I want to avoid cutting it so I'm just putting a hose in between. Hope it works.

 

you should be able to re-thread the fitting, those fittings on the hardlines are SOFT.

 

are u clamping the hose with a hose clamp? will that even hold?