Making Brake Lines

[ssn696]

I could have saved a lot of damaged paint if I had just forked it over for the right flaring tool.

Here is a helpful video on making your own brake system lines. The advice is good and occasionally funny.

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

When you get them perfect.

 

[ssn696]

Yep. That's in the video....

 

[ssn696]

Pasting this topical link here for reference.

HELP - No fluid to rear brakes

Okay so I'm stumped. My cutlass is getting finished up but I'm baffled by the last issue. I'm getting a trickle... no no make that a drip of fluid to the rear. The system is new, master cylinder, proportioning valve, blazer calipers, front hard lines, all soft lines, wheel cylinders. I can take...

gbodyforum.com

 

[superbon54]

I finally but the bullet and bought one of these to flare lines. Wish I would’ve done it years ago! It takes ~30s per flare and the quality of it is way way better than the el cheapo hand held ones.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IKRO34/?tag=gbody-20