Where to get brake lines flared?

[Lurch]

Trying to finish up the booster swap in my MJ and I can't for the life of me get a good double flare on the one brake line I needed to custom fit. I've called about ten places in the area and no one seems to offer this service.

Anyone know of a place near long beach/north OC/south bay???

 

[GrimmJeeper]

if you have the tools I can show you how to do it right but I'm all the way at my place in redondo. the reason nobody will do it is for insurance reasons. you could try mr hose in wilmington just make sure you tell them its for a hydraulic line not automotive or they won't touch it.

 

[Papercut]

Do you have all the stuff to flare them Scott?

 

[Lurch]

Everything but the 3/16" die. I bent the little peg in it and don't really want to shell out another $25 for a new kit.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

you're kind of screwed then lol. you need the right die no way around it. if you can get the right stuff i'll be at my moms place working on the van tomorrow. maybe you can grab one of the rental ones and the die won't be too hammered?

 

[Lurch]

you're kind of screwed then lol. you need the right die no way around it. if you can get the right stuff i'll be at my moms place working on the van tomorrow. maybe you can grab one of the rental ones and the die won't be too hammered?

Good idea, I'll do that.

 

[N8N_99xj]

Does VatoZone have a flaring tool you could borrow?

 

[N8N_99xj]

Also
http://www.eastwood.com/tubing-flaring-tool-3-16-adapter.html

Finally a good square burr free cut is very important on 3/16" especially, I use the deburring tange on my tube cutter & also dress end w/ flat file before flaring.

 

[jumpnjeep]

You can also try Baker Precision they are in signal hill area, right by long Beach. I have had other brake hoses made there, not sure if they do lines.

 

[2stix]

i know oriellys has them here in my town. wish i was closer to you i have a couple sets myself. simple to do just make sure you debur the tubing quite well before flaring.

 

[David_Bricker]

From my experience, an absolutely square, clean, smooth end of the tube is required to get the flare right. But, as others said, you have to have the right die. No way around that.

David Bricker / SYR

 

[94sport]

I rented the tool from Autozone. One of the two lines going from the master to the perportioning valve had the correct ends so I re-used it however the other line I had to make. I used one of the ends fom the 2nd old line and put it on one side of a new line I bought from Autozone that already had the correct other end on it.

 

[souske]

Lubing the die up also helps

 

[xDUMPTRUCKx]

scotty roll to o side and i could hook it lol

 

[GrimmJeeper]

if you still haven't got this worked out i'll be working at my moms all day today (sunday)

 

[Lurch]

Mike, Falk and Dave walked me through it and fed me, all flared and good to go - thanks guys!