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Old 06-26-2008, 11:05 PM
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Stripped Brake Line

I tried searching the forum unsuccessfully, this evening I started installing my new ss brake lines, all were going very well till the last one, the rear driver's side. I completely stripped the flare nut that connects the rubber hose with the metal brake piping. Does anyone have any suggestions of loosening the flare nut?

I did some research on other forums and some have stated the following:

Using a set of vice grips on the flare nut while using a flare nut to stabilize the rubber brake line...

Cutting the metal piping as close to the flare nut as possible and rethreading that portion of the line...

Installing a complete new line...

Thoughts, alternative solutions?

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. chris.
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:10 PM
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Re: Stripped Brake Line

nothing but vise grips and tight enough but not too tight!

Do it right...
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:29 PM
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Re: Stripped Brake Line

I'll try the vise grips in the am. I thought I was doing it the right way, with both a flare wrench on the metal part of the brake line and the nut on the brake pipe pulling in opposite directions...

I did a little investigating on the plumbing of the rear brake pipes, definately going to be a PITA to replace the brake line, pretty have to remove the entire rear subframe.
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:55 PM
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Re: Stripped Brake Line

It is not hard to re-flare the line and install a new flare nut, you can buy/borrow a tubing flaring tool at most auto parts stores, might want to buy a short length of tubing to practice on though.
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Old 06-27-2008, 12:35 AM
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Re: Stripped Brake Line

I would go with the vise grips first. No harm and steel is a little tricky to flare.
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Old 06-27-2008, 03:23 PM
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Re: Stripped Brake Line

You should be able to find a properly threaded hard line close to the length you need at a good parts shop (i.e. not a Advance or Autozone). Will walk out the door for less than $20 for a line and a bender tool. Just measure your current line and go from there. You can also try reflaring if you have enough length but it takes a little more skill (I'd think you can handle it though if you wanted to go that route).
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True homeland security requires a secure accessible oil supply. Our military, much like the German war machine of Hitler relies on oil as much as it does the men who run 'em. Drilling until we're empty while our war machines turns us into a Superpower with no power. Any true conservative should understand this but yet most prominent "conservatives" minds now want to drill our way to insecurity. That is freaking brilliant! Its akin to providing our military with guns and no ammo. Good bless a place like this that allows idiots like Rush Limbaugh to advocate the end of the greatest democracy in the history of mankind.

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Re: Stripped Brake Line

Update....picked up a set of vise grips from lowes...they did they job and now I have a new set of ss brake lines on all corners!
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Update....picked up a set of vise grips from lowes...they did they job and now I have a new set of ss brake lines on all corners!
Good choice those vise grips!

4 years in the Air Force and that was my nickname...Vise Grips!

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Update....picked up a set of vise grips from lowes...they did they job and now I have a new set of ss brake lines on all corners!
Congrats on the new tools! Oh and the replacement lines.
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