by | Sep 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: a brake line wrench set is a run of flare-nut wrenches, not regular open-end wrenches, and for a normal American car you need six sizes: 3/8″, 7/16″, 1/2″, 9/16″, 5/8″ and 11/16″. That covers 3/16″ through...
by | Sep 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: Harbor Freight’s cheap flaring tool kit will get you through a single or double 45° SAE flare on mild steel or copper-nickel line, but it isn’t built to hold stainless steel tube rigid enough to flare it correctly, and it doesn’t...
by | Sep 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: an air conditioning flaring tool has to form the same 45° SAE cone a brake line tool does, just on thin-wall refrigerant copper instead of steel, and the refrigeration trade calls for a single flare rather than the double flare cars need. The...
by | Sep 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A double flaring tool kit needs a fold-forming die in addition to the cone punch, and a clamp rigid enough to hold the tube square through two separate strokes instead of one. Buy on tube size alone and you can end up with a kit that only ever produces a single flare...
by | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: a 37 degree flare tool forms a single AN/JIC cone on the tube end, the fitting style used on braided racing lines, adjustable proportioning valves, and most aftermarket hose ends, not the 45° double flare that OEM steel brake pipe uses. Get the wrong...
by | Sep 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Short answer: a double flare on brake pipe is a two-stage 45° SAE flare where the tube end folds back on itself before the cone is formed. Get the stickout right for your tool and work the fold in stages instead of cranking it down in one motion, and the flare...
