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Single Or Double Flare Brake Lines in My '53?


keithb7

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Did some reasearch here. Cannot find my answer. I'm away from home, no access to my manuals. 

I need to replace a few brake lines when I get home. I'm thinking about gathering up some tooling before I start. I have not pulled a  line yet. 

Does my '53 Windsor utilize single or double flare lines? I want to buy the right flaring tool here soon. Thx. 

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Make certain you slip the fitting on the line BEFORE you make the flare !!  And I mention that simply because I made a few flares before realizing I DIDN'T slip the fitting on, and had to start over!!:mad:  I guess I needed the extra practice !

 

Wayne

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Will do. Thanks folks. It's been at least a few decades since I think I used a double flare tool in trade school. I will be sure do a few practice runs. 

I am gathering the pieces for some serious brake work. 

Drum puller. Check. Steel  lines. Double flare tool. Tube bender. Check. Mity-Vac. Master cylinder rebuild kit. Check. New brake pressure switch. New flex lines  

Will wait until after the big car show and Poker Run next Sat. Then I'm digging in. 

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15 hours ago, Oldguy48 said:

Make certain you slip the fitting on the line BEFORE you make the flare !!  And I mention that simply because I made a few flares before realizing I DIDN'T slip the fitting on, and had to start over!!:mad:  I guess I needed the extra practice !

 

Wayne

 Nothing like the school of experience to drive this lesson home….

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The biggest thing I've learned with making double flares is to spend some time cleaning up your cut. I file them perfectly flat and polish with some fine sandpaper and then take a round jeweler's file to the inside. Takes a while but you'll get a perfect double flare every time.

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21 hours ago, Oldguy48 said:

Make certain you slip the fitting on the line BEFORE you make the flare !!  And I mention that simply because I made a few flares before realizing I DIDN'T slip the fitting on, and had to start over!!:mad:  I guess I needed the extra practice !

 

Wayne

Also, make sure the nut is facing the correct way...

And clamp that baby up tight too.

 

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1 hour ago, Dartgame said:

Take a look at the autoparts store for this newer line material in nickel copper. Bends easy and flares beautifully and is DOT approved...

I replaced the entire brake system  in my '37 with that steel nickel copper alloy line.   Wonderful stuff.  Easier to bend by hand than with a bender....   AND it won't ever rust. 

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On 8/5/2017 at 5:02 PM, Oldguy48 said:

Make certain you slip the fitting on the line BEFORE you make the flare !

Yep. I did two ends wrong because of that oversight. Luckily I hadn't flared the opposite end of one line -- thus only ruined one line. 

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