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RE: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool?

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Subject: RE: Somebody want to recommend a good brake line flaring tool?
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:11:45 -0700
> The old NAPA produces consistent results - One out of every two
> seals well.
> 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?

The only trick I can offer is to not bother trying to flare the tubing sold
in parts stores with fittings already mounted.  That stuff is hard as a rock
!  Bundy tubing sold in coils is quite a bit softer and much easier to
flare.

Randall

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