Flare and Repair Brake Line?

[Truckie]

I did the same on my M35; ended up replacing all the brake lines in the front using the off the shelf lengths from NAPA. I found out the hard way that you need to file the end down 1/8" after using the tube cutter, because the tube becomes "work hardened" at the cut and will not flare correctly.

 

[Capt.Marion]

You can take your broken brake line off and take it to a place like Royal Brass and Hose that make custom lines and hoses and have them make one for you. I had to do that with one of mine, and they did an excellent job. They also made all-new brake hoses for me, too.

 

[7Dust]

What I ended up doing:

I took the NAPA part number above and ordered the armored 51" line so it would look similar to the others on the truck (only shiny).

I found that the line can almost be hand bent to shape with the armor on it. 51" is just a tiny bit longer than stock I think but its easy to exagerrate some of the bends to make up the difference.

Just wanted to update and help the next guy that finds this thread in a search.

 

[7Dust]

Kudos to Katahdin for the part numbers!

 

[robert c neth]

did you clean out the line with a reamer before you flared it ? that has made adifference for me.and the cheap double flair tools rarely work right.better to go to napa for one line .