Installing my Stoptech brake kit and the nut on passenger rear hardline was stripped prior so there was no way it was coming off. Has anyone cut it and reflared it themselves? Or replaced the whole line?

 

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Looks like its the end of line 8 that is stripped, just my luck, the longest line on the car. So replacing it is not an option, has anyone cut and flared a hardline on here before?

 

I have not done it on my Turbo but have done it on many, many other cars. Buy or rent a flaring kit from an auto parts store along with the new flare nut. Make sure the end of the line is square/flush, debur the line a bit with a file/sand paper, slide the fitting over the line then flare it. The line needs to be double flared. Not a big deal and you can find "how to" videos/articles all over the web on double flaring. After that you are back to just flushing/bleeding again. GL, you can do it. :-)

 

Agreed, I've done it on two cars before. The first was a learning experience, the second was quite easy. This was before the days of the internet, so it shouldn't be a problem now to find a good video showing how to do it if you have any questions.

 

making the flare isnt the issue. finding the fitting to go onto the line may be a whole different issue

 

May want to try cleaning the nut up with a file and then find a line wrench that will fit it.

 

^+1, and use lots of heat to loosen...if nut needs replaced, cut the line closest to the original flare to best preserve the line 'geometry'

 

vice grip?

 

I tried every pair of pliers, wrenches and vicegeips avaible. I'll maybe try a Heat gun,PB blaster and a file. I currently have my Stoptech SS brake line hooked into the factory line that used to go directly to the caliper so the car is driveable but I don't want to keep it this way obviously.

 

I got the whole Stoptech BBK at all four corners which came with the SS lines. So I have the original lines that plummed into the oem caliper, I'll just snip those and pull one of the fittings off, I assume that will work?

 

You need a metric flair nut wrench. It's a six point with a notch for the line. I'd guess most likely 6 mm. I don't know if you have enough of the hex on the flair fitting left for the wrench to loosen it. Once you remove the rounded fitting, you're half way there, next you will need to tighten it again on the new SS hose. I'd say, remove the whole steel line if possible and replace it, or make and bend your own using the original as a pattern. Worst case would be to cut the old line in a convenient area and use a splice and re fab a new part from there to the SS hose.

 

I believe I read that I need a 11mm flair wrench and that this point I think I'm just cutting it right behind the fitting, flairing it and putting one of the nuts off an old line on there. Should do the trick, I'll report back when it's all done.