How To Bend and Flare Brake Lines -EricTheCarGuy

If you find yourself needing to replace a brake line you might consider bending and flaring one up yourself. It's much less expensive to do it this way. It's not without it's challenges, but it can be very satisfying if you're able to do the job. This process will also work for fuel and transmission lines.

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Tools.

Eastwood Flare Tool: eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-…
$249.99

Link to Line Pliers: eastwood.com/ew-brake-forming-tool-pliers.html/…
$24.99

Tubing Cutter: jbtoolsales.com/general-tools-129x-mini-tubing-…
$8.16

Anti Seize: jbtoolsales.com/3m-08945-brake-lube-anti-seize/…

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