just to clarify, my brake lines and clutch lines all have Flare Nuts on them...Correct?

and to PROPERLY remove them without fubarring the nut itself, i need a Flare Nut Wrench....correct?

particularly 10mm flare nut wrench, right?

 

right...


Also, removing seized on nuts is a PAIN, so use grease or anti-seize on them.

That way, you won't break an El' Cheap-o like I did, and in an emergency situation you can remove them with just an open ended or adjustable wrench, and (hopefully) not round off the bolt doing it...

 

i appreciate that!!!

yea but every time i use a regular open ended wrench, i strip the nuts...EVERY TIME!!! lol

 

Be glad you're not me!

The only one line for a right side caliper I could get off without rounding it, was a left side...

I 1st bought a Harbor Freight set, lost my 10. Then bought a 10 at AZ... Brought it home, ripped the caliper off and broke that 10 off...

Bought some anti seize when I took that wrench back...

Ohhh, fun times... I tell ya...


My advice, get a set or a well made ($$$) one... It will pay off as the tolerances should be higher: I.e should fit tighter (less apt to round off a nut) and be stronger.

 

thanks!!

one of the reasons for making this thread...was because my father doesn't believe a 10mm flare nut wrench is different than a regular 10mm....:/

 

I think the proper term is line wrench.

Most people call them flare nut wrenches

To bad about the fatherinlaw some people are clueless when it comes to tools

If i remember the power steering hoses are 17mm

 

yea i figured flare nut wrench isn't what it's called...but that's what i hear them called all the time.


he's my real father...not in law or step father

he's knowledgeable on alllll kinds of tools..but has always used regular 10mm wrenches on brake lines and clutch lines...and has almost ALWAYS rounded them off...that's why i enlightened him about the Flare Nut Wrenches

 

Craftsmen set cost me $30 for 5 wrenches goes from like 9-18 mm, best money spent, now if you know your going to replace the brake line, like the 8" solid on the front brakes and the PO buggered it all up before you, use a screwdriver or cutters and cut the line and use a socket, so you save the flex line from damage.

 

Good set of channel locks work best I have found for brake line fittings if breaking loose.

:wabbit2:

 

just bought a 10mm/12mm flare nut wrench, Duralast, lifetime warranty, it was about $7 i believe from AutoZone

 

If you don't plan on reusing them maybe.

Line wrenches aka Flare Wrenches work the absolute best. If it still won't come free, plan on replacing the lines.

 

Taken dozens loose with a nice pair of channel locks and reused no problem Mr Negative.

:wabbit2:

 

Hopefully my SS brake lines don't show up with Channel lock marks on them ya backwoods hillbilly no-tools having redneck

 

lmao well i tried using a pair of vice grips...but that's how i broke it..lol

it's all good now! fixed up all nice and neat!