DansGreyMj Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 I was putting DBs and coils on my truck today and when i went to put on the longer brake lines the fitting on the hard line was rounded off, anyone ever run into this before?
CWLONGSHOT Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 Its not uncommon, some of these trucks are OVER 20yrs old!! If your in the salt belt it don't take long to get "cancer"!!! Spray it liberally and continuously with a good penetrating oil and HOPE you don't twist it off. be sure your using the correct flair nut wrenches on all remaining brake jobs!! Good luck!! CW
jtdesigns Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 Best thing I've found to use on those brake lines when their frozen is a good ol' pair of vise-grips.
UNL1MTD Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 I had luck by snipping the line at the nut and using a six sided socket to pop it lose. Open ended wrenches really aren't the right tool for this. So either flared wrenchs like CW mentioned or if you can deal with replacing the line, snip and six sided socket.
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