Yes, you can get a fitting with a crush washer from Pegasus or other
suppliers that do just that.
Or you can compromise and never take that connection apart unless you make a
new flare. The problem is that bubble flares and double flares were made to
work once. Every time you take them apart and put them together again you
are less likely to get a good seal. the AN flares have a different angle and
a ferrule that maintains the integrity of the pipe. The nut rotates around
the ferrule, not around the back of the flare. Bottom line--you can take
them apart and put them back together without leaks or reliability
compromise. And they look trick.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Janzen
To: Bill Babcock; 'Chris Kantarjiev '; owner-fot@autox.team.net;
fot@autox.team.net
Sent: 6/7/2005 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: brake flaring - AN flares?
AN fittings - So you add a fitting, for example, at the wheel cylinder
on my
rear drum brakes, that adapts between the bubble flare requirement and
the
AN tube nut on the end of the pipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'Chris Kantarjiev '" <cak@dimebank.com>;
<owner-fot@autox.team.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: brake flaring
> Amen. I will NEVER make up a double flare or bubble again. AN flares
are
> trouble-free and reliable.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: 6/7/2005 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: brake flaring
>
> >It's going in the trash as soon as I can buy a better one - any
tricks
> or
> >favorite tools for flaring steel brake lines?
>
> You didn't say what kind of flare. If you're using AN, the Rol-Aire
> Imperial
> can't be beat. Aircraft Spruce carries them.
>
> If you're making double flares, you should be using AN :-)
>
> chris
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