From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 05 2005 - 11:35:01 PDT
Good point Bruce,
I just wanted to add that making double flares on brake lines is not a
big deal. I bought a NOS military surplus (french I think) double
flaring tool for about $25 on Ebay. Works great. In my town and I
think many others, there are some stores that specialize in brake parts.
Look under brake parts in the yellow pages. These guys sell brake
part at about 1/2 of what Napa sells them for and they are brand name
parts.
When I replaced the brakes on my 2 1/2 ton commercial truck, the brake
guy told me to make sure that I used double flare fittings on the
brakes. I bought a few rolls of 3/16 and 1/4" brake line from him for
the truck (22' flat bed) and made all of my own lines with fittings that
he sold. 1/4" brake line is about $20 for 25 feet so it is a lot
cheaper than buying premade lines - plus when you need one more inch,
you don't have to run back to the store for an odd peice of line.
The counter guy at the brake store warned me that he has seen some
people use brass compression fittings for brake lines - but that they
are known to fail and leak. While replacing the brake lines on my 2 1/2
ton truck, sure enough on the rear calipher was a "repair" with a 1/4
pipe coupling, a couple of brass bushings and sure enough two 1/4" brass
compression fittings!
Get the correct tool and do it right. What could be more important than
brakes!?
Dave
Bruce C. Beattie wrote:
> Hopefully everyone knows this, but just in case there are newbies, there
> are two
> types of flares that I know of. One is used in refrigeration and is
> refered to as a single flare,
> the other is a double flare and this is used on brake lines. This
> involves forming the end such
> that the flared end bends back on itself, thereby leaving a ronded edge
> at the end, instead of
> a cut off type sharp edge. This requires a special flaring kit with
> dies and carful attention to instructions. This is very important since
> your life and others will depend on it.
> Bruce Mvpa 23824
>
> James Shanks wrote:
>
>> Ron,
>>
>> Go to your local car parts joint like Napa or an
>> old style local auto parts joint and buy all the
>> brake lines you need. All the brake lines are
>> standard Chevy Blazer but if you have a flare kit
>> among your tool kit you can make any brake line
>> needed from straight stock line and use a bending
>> tool to get the correct bend needed. It is a lot
>> cheaper and easier to do it this way than buy
>> Chevy parts from a Dealer where you generally pay
>> top price.
>>
>> James Shanks
>> 1985 M-1009
>>
>>
>> --- Ron <rojoha@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Found my brake fluid leak on the armored brake
>>> line going down from the chassis to the rear axle. All the lines look
>>> pretty cheesy.
>>> Since it is 'just' a 1985 Chevy Blazer, are
>>> all the lines available from your local Chevy dealer? Or are they
>>> 'special'?
>>> Any MV dealers that have complete SS line
>>> kits for them like they are making for M38A1s and M37s?
>>>
>>> TIA, Ronzo
>>>
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