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05-21-2003, 04:48 PM

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Help on brakelines

I tried to go at it and see if I can work on my brakelines again but the nut still won't budge.. last year one of the nuts got kind of stripped. I've tried everything including liquid wrench spray and still nothing... its like whoever put my car together in the factory decided to put threadlock on it

anyone got any ideas?

heres a pic of the nut thats stripped

i don't want to pay $1000+ to get it fixed from the dealer just to fix my brakelines

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05-21-2003, 05:01 PM

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try one size too small like a 9mm flare.

05-21-2003, 05:10 PM

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try one size too small like a 9mm flare.

And do not UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES use a box wrench on brake lines. A flare wrench as Chris mentioned. I have a set that you can borrow if you'd like (or you can get a set, they're like $20.00 for a set of four at Sears). I'm in Mountain View.

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05-21-2003, 05:15 PM

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i used a 10mm flare and it got stripped... might try 9mm and see

05-21-2003, 05:27 PM

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Two words: Vice Grips

Seriously, they will open damn near anything... then I would recomend trying to replace that nut to prevent future problems.

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05-21-2003, 05:29 PM

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W3RD on the Vice grips...they will do the trick for sure...

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05-21-2003, 05:41 PM

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I take it your replacing brake lines? If so, just use the cut-the-mounting-bracket trick as shown on www.scoobymods.com and slide it off. No worries if you mangle stuff, as long as it isn't the strut body.

05-21-2003, 05:53 PM

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I take it your replacing brake lines? If so, just use the cut-the-mounting-bracket trick as shown on www.scoobymods.com and slide it off. No worries if you mangle stuff, as long as it isn't the strut body.

what "cut-the-mounting-bracket trick"?? i don't have probems with the mount.. i have problems with the nut that attaches the rubber brakeline to the hard brakeline on the chasis

vice grips didn't work... it stripped it more even those robot hand super vicegrips that my friend had

these suckers are on tight!! 9mm flare is having problems trying to fit over the nut... hopefully it will

05-21-2003, 05:55 PM

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Silly question -- are you sure your turning it the right way? I find that I get mixed up sometimes when I am not looking at a bolt dead on. If vice grips wont do it, then nothing will -- which is why i ask the silly question.

05-21-2003, 06:01 PM

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what "cut-the-mounting-bracket trick<snip>

This one...

You should be able to just pry the line out that way.

05-21-2003, 06:02 PM

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yes i'm going the correct way...

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05-21-2003, 06:05 PM

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You should be able to just pry the line out that way.

dude... look at the pic i attached... thats my problem... not the bracket on the strut... i'm changing the brakelines so even if i didn't cut that i would just slip it through the whole.. beside i have v5/6 struts and the thing is already cut

05-21-2003, 06:09 PM

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Doh! Not paying close enough attention. Pulling it off though will let you get super-mega pliers on it and twist the upper section off maybe?

05-21-2003, 06:10 PM

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try the vice grips again, and get some of the rubber grip stuff people use around the house or those things people use to open bottle caps, ive used those on stripped nuts with my vices and it's worked.