Brake Lines - HELP needed Orange CA (Sat or Sun)

[wheezy]

Need someone with a PROPER flaring tool to come to the shop and help with brake lines TOMORROW Saturday OR Sunday Feb 21 or 22!

We thought we could get by with a crappy flaring tool NO DICE, leaky MESS.

Damn I hate brake lines. It's a MESS and is in need of immediate help, we gotta get this thing DONE by end of day Sunday.

Let me know if you or someone you know can come out to the shop and get er done!

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949-307-5177

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[JONES PERFORMANCE]

where in orange co?

[wheezy]

Batavia and Katella / By "The Pond" and "Angel Stadium"

[sidekicker]

wat name of shop

[charlie_brown]

what type of brake line are you using? i used the singla flair tool i got from home depot made by ridget. just have to me carefull to center it up good.

[sparkypyro]

Are you using the correct degree angle? I think they have 2 different angles. Actually just found 4. I have heard 2 are prevalent here in the states. I have heard of a few people that have mixed up between the 37 and 45. Basically using 45 degree fitting with a 37 degree flare tool or vice versa.

Know your flares

There are four (more or less) flaring styles in common use for brake systems. British cars have a bubble flare (aka Girling flare) backed up with a male swivel nut or a 45 degree double flare backed up with a female swivel nut. Metric cars have ISO bubble flares, where the pipes and threads are metric sizes rather than inch. Detroit iron has a 45 degree double flare backed up by a male threaded nut. Most (non-British) race cars are plumbed with AN (aka JIC) type single flares - a 37 degree single flare with a backup sleeve and inch threaded swivel nut (some people make a double flare here, which is useless overkill and may lead to failure; see below). Lastly, some brake fittings use tapered pipe fittings.

[wheezy]

wat name of shop

It's at Sinster Fab - the guy that used to do plumbing and brakes recently left (http://www.sinisterfab.com)

what type of brake line are you using? i used the singla flair tool i got from home depot made by ridget. just have to me carefull to center it up good.

It's a mix of OLDer lines that were there, and some newer stuff from McKenzies. I tried using one, perhaps I just did a crappy job, NOT my kind of thing.

Are you using the correct degree angle? I think they have 2 different angles. Actually just found 4. I have heard 2 are prevalent here in the states. I have heard of a few people that have mixed up between the 37 and 45. Basically using 45 degree fitting with a 37 degree flare tool or vice versa.

Dude, I've read about 100 pages on it and am now more confused than ever. I found a $250 tool from Mastercool that looks like the ticket, but I can't actually FIND one local right now to buy. I'm not even 100% sure what I've got going on. This is why I'm trying to find someone that knows more than me that wants to make a few bucks today or tomorrow.

[vwracer]

I did the original plumbing on that car and when I sold it it didn't leak. Maybe over time things changed? I used a flaring kit I bought at sears. You have to make sure you completely debur the tubing after you cut it prior to flaring. Use the triangle debur tool attached to the tubing cutter. You should be able to slide the triangle out of the mouth (interior) of the tube without feeling a lip. After the tube is debured, set a piece of emery cloth on a flat surface and rub the mouth of the tube in figure 8 patterns to completely flatten the edge prior to flaring. Make sure you hold the tubing completely level with the work surface when sanding. Also, it helps if you're using "seamless" brake tubing. The cheaper stuff will split when you flare it. Check for cracks after you flare the tubing.

[wheezy]

Got it, worked perfectly! Thanks

[baja stu]

I have the tool if you need it. It's a 37* flaring tool. It is used with -3 fittings. I have never had a leak. I always use stainless tube, the mild stuff is crap. I had picked up the tool from Summit Racing for $26.00