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Originally Posted by C-unit
are the hardlines stainless? how did you get to flare them? I have the same flaring tools and it doesn't seems to work for the stainless hard lines.
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All of Chasebays kits come with hard anodized aluminum AN tube nuts/sleeves and fittings. It's all single 37degree flares. Not 45 degree SAE or bubble flares. Just simple 37 degree single flares.
It should be airly easy to flare the lines. Make sure you use a good flaring tool like the one Rigid makes that Chasebays recommends.
As for flaring:
-don't just wrench it down as hard as you can in one press it never works that way, may even work harden the flare.
-Try running the die down onto the tube a little bit at a time backing off in between. That seems to yeild the best results.
-Get some lube!
-Be sure to ream the burr after cutting.
-Practice on dummy tubing before try your first flare on the tube you just spent 3 hours bending!
Or do all your bending and mocking up then take all your lines to a hydraulic shop to be flared(usually more cost effective as the flaring/cutting tools aren't cheap). Not to mention the hydro shop is less likely to make mistakes like tool marks etc. Remember it's your brake lines.