Thread: double brake flares

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I have heard(never tried) double flare on stainless dosen't work???

Originally Posted by cffisher

I have heard(never tried) double flare on stainless dosen't work???

I have done it, it is hard. You have to go slow to eep from cracking the line. I don't like doing it either. LOL

Originally Posted by roadster

What make of hydraulic flaring tool have you got

Here is the kit I purchased. I love it.

AC71475 UNIVERSAL HYDRAULIC FLARING TOOL KIT | Matco Tools

Originally Posted by cffisher

I have heard(never tried) double flare on stainless dosen't work???

I've done it in the past Charlie, you need a good tool to do it, the good tool makes it a breeze.


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Hi,
I was wondering if I could inject a question. Can someone explain the difference between the import (ISO) flare and the American double flare? I keep reading these terms, but details are always absent.

Thanks,

hj

Originally Posted by ford2go

Hi,
I was wondering if I could inject a question. Can someone explain the difference between the import (ISO) flare and the American double flare? I keep reading these terms, but details are always absent.

Thanks,

hj

I thought you guys used the same 45 degree double flare as we in England do, 37 degree single flare is not common here


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Originally Posted by roadster32

I thought you guys used the same 45 degree double flare as we in England do, 37 degree single flare is not common here


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A 45* double flare anywhere is ..... still a 45* double flare anywhere in the world. That 37* flare - as far as I know is for AN and is only a single flare. Then there are ISO, bubble and who knows what else the EU/CE, Far Easterners came up with in one of their fondest dreams

Oh yeah - I jtried to do a couple double flares on some scrap 1/4" SS brake line yesterday - split at the fold both times before completion

Originally Posted by ford2go

Hi,
I was wondering if I could inject a question. Can someone explain the difference between the import (ISO) flare and the American double flare? I keep reading these terms, but details are always absent.

Thanks,

hj

Are the flares you are referring to metric by chance?