Stripped/seized brake fitting
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I had the same problem with that flare nut. This tool made it, it's bitch.
IRWIN Tools VISE-GRIP Locking Wrench with Wire Cutter (4) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004SBBD..._ZncZzbBSRE3NK
IRWIN Tools VISE-GRIP Locking Wrench with Wire Cutter (4) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004SBBD..._ZncZzbBSRE3NK
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No need to run a new line all the way to the front. Cut it somewhere where you would have access room to use a flaring/bubble tool(as in above pic) and use a union.
When we(at Tuffy) encounter a 'rounded' tube nut,we cut the line(with good wire cutters) at the tube nut and either force a 6pt socket on it or use an 'extracter' socket. Then use a union to replace only a section of line.
Brake line is 3/16". Metric thread is 10mmx1.0 thread size and is used for bubble flare and double flare. US/SAE thread is 3/8-24 and is used for bubble flare and double flare.
Unions are available for all four situations.
Metric 10mmx1.0 and US/SAE 3/8-24 are visually similar but not interchangeable. I always have a 10mmx1.0 bolt & nut and a 3/8-24 bolt & nut handy to identify which I'm working with.
When we(at Tuffy) encounter a 'rounded' tube nut,we cut the line(with good wire cutters) at the tube nut and either force a 6pt socket on it or use an 'extracter' socket. Then use a union to replace only a section of line.
Brake line is 3/16". Metric thread is 10mmx1.0 thread size and is used for bubble flare and double flare. US/SAE thread is 3/8-24 and is used for bubble flare and double flare.
Unions are available for all four situations.
Metric 10mmx1.0 and US/SAE 3/8-24 are visually similar but not interchangeable. I always have a 10mmx1.0 bolt & nut and a 3/8-24 bolt & nut handy to identify which I'm working with.
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NO,the up & down movement of the rear end in normal suspension travel will break the line still in the bracket at its' fitting in the bracket. It's not a lot of movement,but eventually it'll break. Just like taking a piece of metal and bending it back and forth until it breaks. If you're gonna drive it for a while,put a couple of the tie-wraps from that line to the hole in the bracket to limit its' downward movement.