Yeah, it's pretty slick, as long as you're careful not to bend too quickly or with too tight a radius. What I'm not very good at yet is going from A to B and then deciding where to cut it in order for the flare and final length to be right.
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#($*@! brake hoses and flare nuts—ideas?
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Can anyone truthfully say they have never made a flare and not remembered to put the nut on first?abscate wrote: 17 Aug 2021, 01:41 Just remember to put the nut on, the right way , before you flare.
You Can bend brake line around any smooth round object of the target bend diameter, no need for the fancy benders they will try have you on.
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I’ve put the right ones on backwards, the wrong one, a galled one, and left it completely off.
Next day, things went better.
Next day, things went better.
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I always try to match fresh nuts with new tubing. But then again, I may just make the flare without any nut.abscate wrote: 17 Aug 2021, 18:46 I’ve put the right ones on backwards, the wrong one, a galled one, and left it completely off.
Next day, things went better.
volvolugnut
The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
And others.
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
John Deere 214 lawn tractor about 1977 model
And others.
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