Fricken brake lines

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19stang66

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Well Im installing the new dual resevior m/c and for the life of me I can't get the old curly line out of the front of the distribution block. 7/16 flare nut wrench won't even go on for some reason and a locking pliers won't loosen it. All it does is bend the bracket its attached to. Penetrating oil isn't helping much. :damnit: Anyone have anymore suggestions. This is really pissing me off. Oh and the damn steering wheel wont come off. Where can I get a puller???

 

krash kendall

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If you are not rying to save the brake line, then cut it and drive a socket onto the fitting. Any auto parts store will have a puller for rent or sale. Or put the nut on a couple threads and pull on the wheel with your knees while tapping the nut with a rubber mallet.

 

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19stang66

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wouldnt i need a special socket or something because the nut isnt the regular star pattern and all it would do is strip the nut?? i already broke the line off. i cant do anything else because of this fricken nut.

 

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Try grabbing it real tight wit ha big pair of channel locks, that seens to work good for me.

 

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19stang66

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tried and failed.

 

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19stang66

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I've lost all hope. Nothing works and I'm pretty sure the nut is stripped now. I also can't get the nut off the rear line where it meets the rear flex hose. That nut is stripped too. Can I cut the old metal line someways back and just attach a new line to the old line some way or would I have to replace the whole line. I'm thinking I gonna have to replace all of the lines seeing that none of them are coming loose from the distribution block. Is it cheaper/better to bend my own lines or do they make a reasonably priced pre-bent brake line kit??? Help ASAP. Thanks!

 

krash kendall

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Making your own double flair lines isn't terribly difficult, but a flair tool kit will run you over 100 bucks. I wound up buying one because I got tired of sourcing one out to borrow every time I needed to do a brake line.

You can also buy pre-flaired lines with the fittings on in various lengths then bend them to fit. You usually wind up cutting them and needing to flair them anyway.

Your other option is to have a brake shop do them. It shouldn't cost too much and I'm sure your dad would aprove.

 

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19stang66

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Alrighty. Does anyone know how much line you would need if you wanted to do it yourself and what size o.d. the line is? My uncle owns an automotive shop at his house only a few minutes away, maybe he could do it for me.

 

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I think you can buy all the lines pre-bent from CJ pony parts. I did it with the fuel lines.

 

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19stang66

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I get the front and rear pre bent lines from Mustang Depot for $110 prebent with shipping or bend them myself and my uncle can flare them for free. He says i'm better off buying the prebent lines because its hard to get the right bends even with a good bender.

 

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19stang66

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I just cut the lines from the distribution block so i bought all new lines from Mustang Depot. I saved the d/b though. I had to use a butane torch and heat the fittings up really hot then I used a vise grip on the tightest tension I could do and they came off eventually. Does heating the d/b up like that ruin anything inside? Doesnt look like it did.

 

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19stang66 said:

Well Im installing the new dual resevior m/c and for the life of me I can't get the old curly line out of the front of the distribution block. 7/16 flare nut wrench won't even go on for some reason and a locking pliers won't loosen it. All it does is bend the bracket its attached to. Penetrating oil isn't helping much. :damnit: Anyone have anymore suggestions. This is really pissing me off. Oh and the damn steering wheel wont come off. Where can I get a puller???

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Dismount the distribution block, get an opened end wrench on the block, get a really tight grip on the fitting with a visegrip, then whack the vise grip really hard with a BFH. Oh yeah, righty tighty, lefty lousy. It will break loose.

 

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19stang66

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ha too late now. all of the fittings were frozen in there. no way i could have gotten them out with the distribution block still in the car. oh well.