brake line question

t2 stop taking life so serious

1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 7 Oct 2004, 6:31 pm

#243006

hi all
i have got a double flate tool and talked to a few hot rodder guys that i know and even spoke to the guy at better brakes in penrith and was told that a double flare is the right way to do the brake lines, after taking the old lines out the flare on the original lines is apparently called a "bubble flare" that is only the first step of the double flaring process .
my quetion is , if i went ahead and put on the second flare (the recessed part in the centre of the brake line) which i have done, will this leak and should i do the lines again, or will they be alright the way they are?
thanks darren

MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 7 Oct 2004, 6:52 pm

#243026

Don't do it man.

The flare needs to match the receiver in the Caliper or Slave Cylinder. The different types are not compatible.

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t2 stop taking life so serious

1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 7 Oct 2004, 6:56 pm

#243028

so do you know where can i get the correct die for the brake lines so i can do them properly

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Oct 2004, 6:59 pm

#243029

VW use a double flare not a single so it should be fine on a VW. Look into your M/C hole and see what it looks like.

As Mike said it needs to match or it will leak.

Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

t2 stop taking life so serious

1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 7 Oct 2004, 7:04 pm

#243033

thanks
i will double check, its just that i heard that you only need to do the first half of the flaring process and i have done a complete double flare and have been worried i went to far, and you are right we dont want any leaks thats why i am asking the question

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Oct 2004, 7:20 pm

#243041

Well VW's are a double so they need the 2nd flare alhough my tool does both at once so I am a little ussure why it is a two stage process.

Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

lexm Commited Dubber

57 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 9 Oct 2004, 4:51 pm

#243813

t2 sauerkraut bug wrote:so do you know where can i get the correct die for the brake lines so i can do them properly

To see if you need a single or double flare, look at the bottom of the hole you're sticking it in. If it looks like it was drilled with an ordinary drill bit, it needs a bubble flare. If it has a raised section in the centre it needs a double flare.
Hope that made sense. If it didn't then ask someone to explain it to you. Don't become a statistic.

[Edited on 9-10-2004 by lexm]