I don't know if this is the right section for this but I was trying to do my stainless brake lines today and holy f'n blah blah curse word curse word I can't get the oe lines off. Where the brake lines meet the hardline it won't budge without stripping the fitting. I already stripped one on the drivers front and had to go buy a new hard line. Any tips or anything before I strip anymore haha this could get expensive.

Another thing I made myself a line wrench by cutting a slot in one of my cheapy craftsmen wrenches and even that would start to strip the fitting.

 

You could try getting one of those swivel head line wrenches to get some snap in your torque delivery. Certain nuts and bolts need them to break them without stripping.

 

[QUOTE=smirfs2k05,Oct 4 2008, 07:36 PM] I don't know if this is the right section for this but I was trying to do my stainless brake lines today and holy f'n blah blah curse word curse word I can't get the oe lines off. Where the brake lines meet the hardline it won't budge without stripping the fitting. I already stripped one on the drivers front and had to go buy a new hard line. Any tips or anything before I strip anymore haha this could get expensive.

Another thing I made myself a line wrench by cutting a slot in one of my cheapy craftsmen wrenches and even

 

Thats what I miss about working at a shop I had the snap on guy come every week ha now I have no clue how to trace one down. I stripped one and than I started on the next line and it seemed like it was going to strip so I called it a night.

 

1) There is no reason to even be doing this. The OEM brake hoses are just fine.

2) What exactly are you doing? What do you mean "stripping the fitting"? Are you rounding off the corners? If so, just get a better flare nut wrench (as in, one that is not a dremel tool lashup jobbie).

 

I just this exact sequence of things...and I was the one that tightend the nut last time

Interested in hearing a better solution.

 

you want to lace anything with wd-40 before starting down there. The whole wheel arch area of the car needs to be washed and protected/coated(with copper grease etc) regularly otherwise it'll simply corrode to hell.

 

Try straying some PB Blaster or similiar penetrating oil first, and use the proper flared wrench.

 

Bought a new wrench today and letting the bolts soak.


the cut off wheel custom crapsmen wrench was just a quick fix but it didn't help or work

 

kicking myself in the ass.. I should've just bought a set of wrenches to begin with as soon as I put it on there it broke it free.