advice for installing ss brake lines

[BingBing]

You should get new washers. They may leak they may not. 3/8" flare nut wrench. Try to get a double sided with 5/16" at the other end, the factory connection should be 3/8". Any auto store or Sears would have it.

 

[jeepinairman]

WELP!...

installed them today....didnt get to do the rearbut got the front all finished up..
tried the pb blaster.....OVER AND OVER with a flare end wrench and ended up havin to use the ol vise grips.......there is definately a finess way you need to use the vise grips to keep from jackin up that fitting.....took a lil patience and some odd use of muscle but i got em off and got the new ones on

as well as the 2'' budget boost....LCAs, adj trac bar i got my tkh fab bumper on there the other day finally as well..

i will post pics later........thanks for all the help and advice.........it helped out more than you know....

later :us:

 

[88rockxj]

WELP!...

installed them today....didnt get to do the rearbut got the front all finished up..
tried the pb blaster.....OVER AND OVER with a flare end wrench and ended up havin to use the ol vise grips.......there is definately a finess way you need to use the vise grips to keep from jackin up that fitting.....took a lil patience and some odd use of muscle but i got em off and got the new ones on

as well as the 2'' budget boost....LCAs, adj trac bar i got my tkh fab bumper on there the other day finally as well..

i will post pics later........thanks for all the help and advice.........it helped out more than you know....

later :us:

i stand by my statement haha , glad you got em off


edit; its all about applying them the exact spot and the exact amount of pressure, once you get that down like i said vise grips work the best.

 

[jeepinairman]

i stand by my statement haha , glad you got em off


edit; its all about applying them the exact spot and the exact amount of pressure, once you get that down like i said vise grips work the best.

agreed with the exact amount of pressure at the exact spot....like it said i tried the flare end wrench and it kept trying to round off the fitting..

i remember what you said about the vise grips and after a lil patience and ALOT of very precisley (mis) applied force i got them loose......

you really do HAVE to pay attention to what you are doing with the vise grips though....but if i have to ever do the fittings again........i am using the vise grips....

thanks again....

 

[mjd99xj]

Ive had great luck with the liquid teflon (not teflon tape) on threads of any fluid line. It helps alot if you have older lines where the threads are a bit funky- it comes in a white jar with a brush- just put a bit on and spread it around the threads and let it dry for a bit. Works wonders.

 

[88rockxj]

agreed with the exact amount of pressure at the exact spot....like it said i tried the flare end wrench and it kept trying to round off the fitting..

i remember what you said about the vise grips and after a lil patience and ALOT of very precisley (mis) applied force i got them loose......

you really do HAVE to pay attention to what you are doing with the vise grips though....but if i have to ever do the fittings again........i am using the vise grips....

thanks again....

almost nothing better then vise grips, espeacialy as i said on old fittings. i always carry vise grips in all my vehicles, along with duct tape and bailing wire .