SS brake lines
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SS brake lines
Does anyone here have stainless steel brake lines on their impreza? did you have trouble taking the stock brake lines off?
Mine are "stuck" to the hard lines next to the chassis
it seems like it might get stripped if taken off and whenever you try to twist it off... the whole line (hard line) would move with it and almost bend. anyone have this problem?
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Mine are "stuck" to the hard lines next to the chassis
it seems like it might get stripped if taken off and whenever you try to twist it off... the whole line (hard line) would move with it and almost bend. anyone have this problem?Daios (Day-ohhss)
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Well, I know that there is a tool out there that will work and apparently we did not have it when we tried installing them. lolz.
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The manual says to use a flare nut wrench and becareful not to deform flare nut. I guess I will go and look for one before I go home. That way it will make your life easier. 
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flare nut wrench?!? 
what does that look like? you think if i get that i can finally do my lines?
$178 to get the dealer to do it is kinda pricey
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what does that look like? you think if i get that i can finally do my lines?$178 to get the dealer to do it is kinda pricey
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Apparently that is what the manual says. I am sure that Kragen or someone will have it. I will look around for one for ya Daios. That way when I get home with it. We can probably do up those lines for ya. Along with the lines on the Legacy.
You should use that special tool to do the lines of clutch and brakes. It shouldn't cost that much and is available in a lot of stores which carry metric tools.
It grabs all 6 corners so that it won't strip. Those brake lines are easy to strip if you use regular wrench. It looks like a regular box-wrench but it has a cut out, much like the wrench for O2 sensor.
good luck
It grabs all 6 corners so that it won't strip. Those brake lines are easy to strip if you use regular wrench. It looks like a regular box-wrench but it has a cut out, much like the wrench for O2 sensor.
good luck
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Originally posted by go go go
You should use that special tool to do the lines of clutch and brakes. It shouldn't cost that much and is available in a lot of stores which carry metric tools.
It grabs all 6 corners so that it won't strip. Those brake lines are easy to strip if you use regular wrench. It looks like a regular box-wrench but it has a cut out, much like the wrench for O2 sensor.
good luck
You should use that special tool to do the lines of clutch and brakes. It shouldn't cost that much and is available in a lot of stores which carry metric tools.
It grabs all 6 corners so that it won't strip. Those brake lines are easy to strip if you use regular wrench. It looks like a regular box-wrench but it has a cut out, much like the wrench for O2 sensor.
good luck
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You mean a simple line wrench? Those things cost like $10 max at a parts store. They are just a offset box end wrench with a slot cut into it. Thats all it is. People just like to give things some big name to make it sound like more then it is.
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Thanks Peaty,
I remember seeing those in my friend's garage. I figured they were just normal wrenches. But I know what to look for now.
I remember seeing those in my friend's garage. I figured they were just normal wrenches. But I know what to look for now.
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hey gary... is that what we are supposed to use? or is that flared nut wrench something else?
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