Went to install my earls stainless brake lines and i ended up braking the fitting off of the hard line. I have no idea how i should go about fixing this

not the best pics but you can kind of figure out what im talking about..

 

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That sucks. Prolly going to have to replace that whole hardline.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cnydc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That sucks. Prolly going to have to replace that whole hardline. </TD></TR></TABLE>

was thinking the exact same, just hoping for a cheaper alternative..

 

This has happened to me and yes this is a HUGE PITA. The cheapest way to fix is to reflare the tube with a new fitting, but then your SS line will be slightly short. I would strongly recommend getting a new hard line. I wish I did, and if it ever happens again that is what I will do.

 

anybody else have this happened to them? and what did you do to fix it?

 

You could probably cut the hardline back, re-flare it, and add another short hardline on (using an adapter, check with a brake supplier) to make up for the length lost.

 

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sounds good ill give that a try once this bitch *** snow goes away..

 

Make sure you check with a shop that is certified to do state inspections, to make sure that repairing it like that is legal and will still pass inspection. I know that NY has some stupid inspection guidelines. Just don't want to see you do all the work for nothing.