TheHeadFL
02-08-2005, 04:04 AM
OK, since I installed Jet Hot LT headers a year and a half ago, I had to gently bend one of my hard brake lines out of the way. Well, when a shop was working on something lately (I normally do all my own work) they must've bent it again, and it was right up against the steering yoke. I never noticed this, and gradually the turning of the steering wore through the brake line, and now I have a pretty big leak in one of the hard lines.
I have been reading up on flaring tools and stuff, so I am wondering if this is fixable myself. What I am wondering is, can I just cut out the 1" section of line that is messed up, and install a coupler somehow if I flare both ends and get some combination of nuts and adapters? Do I need to use bubble flares or can I just use standard 45 degree double flares for this since I'm not connecting to anything stock? (Just making a patch)
I installed my Wilwood kit myself so I am not totally inexperienced with brakes, but I am unsure of whether my master ran dry or not, I haven't check it since I had my car towed. (It had me stranded when I discovered my brakes were leaking) I imagine its going to take a lot of time to bleed all the air out.
Thanks in advance...
I have been reading up on flaring tools and stuff, so I am wondering if this is fixable myself. What I am wondering is, can I just cut out the 1" section of line that is messed up, and install a coupler somehow if I flare both ends and get some combination of nuts and adapters? Do I need to use bubble flares or can I just use standard 45 degree double flares for this since I'm not connecting to anything stock? (Just making a patch)
I installed my Wilwood kit myself so I am not totally inexperienced with brakes, but I am unsure of whether my master ran dry or not, I haven't check it since I had my car towed. (It had me stranded when I discovered my brakes were leaking) I imagine its going to take a lot of time to bleed all the air out.
Thanks in advance...