Posted by Buzzman72 on November 13, 2008 at 15:56:28 from (74.129.220.44):
I'm looking to replace some brake lines on my '51 International L-110 1/2-ton pickup, and after my experience with rotted lines this week,I'm considering going to stainless steel lines.
Conventional wisdom used to be that you couldn't double-flare stainless steel lines, because they were too brittle. Yet lately I've seen the "go-fast" parts places selling 20-foot coils of stainless steel brake line, and the companion item they sell is a stainless inverted flare [double-flare] fitting.
So have the rules changed? Can you safely double-flare stainless tubing? Or am I imagining things? I did a Google search, and found a CAR CRAFT Magazine article online about double-flaring brake lines...it says "stainless" in the title, but nowhere else, so I'm not 100% sure they were actually double-flaring stainless steel lines.
Anyone who's been there, done that...I'd appreciate any advice you can offer.
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