OminousSkitter
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So. I was upgrading my brake lines (hoses) to crown braided stainless, and I effed up. I accidentally cross-threaded the connection between the hose and the tube on the front passenger brake line. The hose end looks fine; the tube end is shot.
I believe the part that I need is 68282410AC (front passenger brake tube) if I am going to replace the entire tube.
Should be #1 in that diagram.
The cost of the tube is about the same as the price for a flare tool. I have never flared tube before, and I never expect to need to do this again. It doesn't look too difficult based on YouTube. What I'd need to cut and flare is right at the end, so if I go that route I'm going to lose like a quarter inch of tube. That said, these are my brakes, and I don't want to mess them up more than I already have.
I guess my questions are:
I believe the part that I need is 68282410AC (front passenger brake tube) if I am going to replace the entire tube.
Should be #1 in that diagram.
The cost of the tube is about the same as the price for a flare tool. I have never flared tube before, and I never expect to need to do this again. It doesn't look too difficult based on YouTube. What I'd need to cut and flare is right at the end, so if I go that route I'm going to lose like a quarter inch of tube. That said, these are my brakes, and I don't want to mess them up more than I already have.
I guess my questions are:
- How big of a pain is it to re-run that tube? It looks like it drops down a bit and runs across the front of the engine bay. At least it's just the front passenger and nothing in the rear.
- Given my inexperience flaring and these are my brakes, is it better just to replace it?
- If I repair, what's the name of/where can I buy the screw piece on the tube (looks like a hollowed out bolt -- the male end that presses the flare against the female end on the hose)?
- Anyone in the Park City, Utah area have a flaring tool I can borrow?
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