how to remove rounded brake line nut

For some real difficult line bolt I would suggest you either a plier wrench (http://www.knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=group_detail&parentID=1586&groupID=1500) or as a last-ditch effort use some vice grip pliers (ruining the bolt thereby).

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this work was being done on my wifes 95 f150 i6 300. she did well on this purchase for $500. Strut Install Question - Remove Top Nut with Strut In Car? by robocam 03 Oct 2012, 18:20, Post

If you cut the old brake line, you have to DOUBLE flare the steel which can't be done with a regular flaring tool.

So I got the straight pre-flaired line and bent them myself. Does anyone have a brake line diagram for a 2000 Monte Carlo SS? Classifieds - Engine/Transmission/Transfer Case, BJ42 | FJ43 | BJ44 | FJ45 | FJ45LV | HJ47, North American Clubhouses - Central Region, CA.AB- Rocky Mountain Land Cruiser Association, CO/WY- Horsetooth 4 Wheelers Cruiser Club, TX- Lone Star Land Cruisers - Austin Chapter, TX- The White Trash of the Elwood Chapter, CA.BC- Okanagan-Similkameen Land Cruisers, NV- Battle Born Cruisers of Northern Nevada, Vendors: Accessories - Electronics - Recovery. Vise grips pb blaster. I was able to fill down some flares to fit back nicely.

if you get new line and flare em yourself, make sure you put on the fitting before flaring. The following errors occurred with your submission, 1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks, 1987 - 1996 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350 and larger pickups - including the 1997 heavy-duty F250/F350+ trucks, Lightning, Harley-Davidson F-150, Roush F-150 & Saleen F-150, Conventional (Bumper Pull) Towing; Travel Trailers & Pop-ups, Toy Hauler Towing; Fifth Wheel & Bumper Pull, Flatbed, Car, Boat, Utility, Horse & Misc.

I've done it twice.

Teaching a 7yo responsibility for his choices. tried vise grips but i a fit of rage i broke my one hand so no strenght in that hand.

But you don't cut corners with the brake system, especially if you're going to go run the car at high speed. But sometimes you just have to go deeper and replace the cylinder etc. How gamebreaking is this magic item that can reduce casting times? If need be you can cut the brake line and install a new flarenut.

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You don't want too much leverage, just the vibration to loosen the nut. It always work! Cookie Policy -

Might I have to replace the brake line and the master cylinder?

Archive - Slide the new flare nut on, then reflare the line.

You have to use a flarenut wrench for those, they round out easily if you use a regular open wrench. Is that a good idea?

check out the. Your best bet may be to clamp the hell out of the rounded nut with vice grips and then hit the handle on the vice grips with a hammer while you are putting a little force on the VGs too. For me it was on left side. The closer you to the nut you hit the wrench, the better, I've found. Seems the factory over torqued some of these flares. ^ That's what I would do. But I needed them right away. Yes, the hard lines only cost $12 from Mazdacomp, I am ordering them now.

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Use Irvins V jaw vise grip.

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it will make a small groove in the nut, and you may be able to get it loose like that.

Your other brake line should have enough slack to take up the minimal amount of length you removed Just replace the line from toyota. You must log in or register to reply here.

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I just buy all new parts and throw away the slightly used ones.

When I hit a tough one I put a vicegrips on the line wrench to put some squeeze on the open box end. The line wrenches tend to flex and slip on the really frozen fittings. You have to use a flarenut wrench for those, they round out easily if you use a regular open wrench.

They are all damn cheap and they come prebent for easy install. It may not display this or other websites correctly.

At this point soak it in PB blaster and get a good fitting flarenut wrench to try and get it out. Manage Preferences - Don't go overboard, it's easy to figure out how hard to tap it.

Since they are designed to grip round pieces they are the ticket for getting totally messed up & rounded fittings off.

Heat can damage the caliper and break fluid burns. now the last one i have to remove is rounded. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. This is on on of the two rubber brake hoses under the rear near the spare. That picture looks like most brake lines I have to deal with ! It's hard to double flare a steel brake line without professsional tools.

Try some PB Blaster or ATF+Acetone and soak the area, let it sit.

buy a new hardline? Rear right wheel, just after the little S piece thats bolted to the frame I bet?

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replaced calipers Thrice, front left but still freezing up. Archive - yes, vice grips will work.

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Thanks guys I appreciate all the quick feed back You must log in or register to reply here. i've heard they're actually pretty cheap.

good set of line wrenches are sooo handy.

flat head and hit it w/ a hammer in the right direction.

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It has never failed and gets a far better bite than Vice Grips and is usually easier to get on.

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The rapid expansion then contraction of the seized fitting help with the rust.

once rounded a set of line wrenches are not helpful.

either that or a screw driver.

O'Reillys can order the pre-bent lines.

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Do you have the proper brake line wrench?

Anywhere you guys have bought that line at?

But one your on I cut off and re-flared.

(Ruining it any more than already had been).

I didn't like to do it but I had one not open with the flare wrench either. BUT, you are just a tad screwed anyway.

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The best and most reliable tool I have found for removing rounded fittings/nuts is the often over looked "Pipe Wrench" my favorite for brake lines is ~ a 5" that I have had for 25 years.

All ZJ/WJ/WK Non-modified/stock questions go here! You want to make sure you clamp it reeeaal tight, so tight you can barely get the vgs clamped and hopefully the grips won't slip Good luck!

All rights reserved. For more specific questions, visit one of the generation-specific forums. Other Jeep models & cars and trucks of other makes. I didn't let it strip much so I went and got some flange nut wrenches and it still started to strip on me. Post 2022 Maroon & White LP. You really should replace that line, and any others that look as pitted and rusty as that one.

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I got the 2 rear hard lines and then the long one that goes from the back of the car up to the front for under 100 bucks i think. I've edited the answer.

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Didn't know flarenut wrenches are a must for brake lines.

Anyone have any experience with rounded brake line nuts?

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I don't understand what you mean by cutting the brake line and installing a new flare nut you mean cut the metal line?

Ok this I've not seen this before.

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Heat it too much and that rubber line will explode and shoot fire like a flamethrower.

there you might have enough tube to salvage the existing tube and install your own new nut.

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If so, take that S piece off the car and use a vice. Are Banksy's 2018 Paris murals still visible in Paris and if so, where?

But to start the nut moving try a good bump on the plyers to get them moving.

Be patient.

Using the vise grip get a grip on the rounded off part, tap the vise grip with a hammer, tap, not slam.

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I don't know if you know what Metwrench tools are but they have been able to remove many rounded nuts for me if you can find them they are worth there weight in gold. Cross nut on front strut--does it matter which way. by Roadrunner 04 Oct 2012, 22:41, Return to 850 and S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000.

You'll need a flaring tool and fitting to replace the rounded off fitting with a new one. Try to tighten it a bit then loosen.

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Id love not to have to get a whole new metal section.

well brakes are done ended up having to use a pipe wrench the thing was so round off. I had many rounded flare nuts and this grip worked all the time.

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Vice-grips are my go-to tool for this scenario. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Cut the fitting with an abrasive disc, then remove the caliper and "operate" on it on the bench?

In theory, if you can get it disconnected with out damaging the fitting beyond use you can put it back into the new flex line.

1993 850 GLT 300,000 miles plus and still going. The important thing to remember is to tighten them just enough so they bite into the nut a little, but not enough to flatten or distort the line in the process.

Im looking for options to fix the flare nut on my brake line which is the hardline that comes out of the fender and connects to the braided one that goes to the caliper. Cookie Policy - V70, S60, V70-XC and XC-70 Cross Country 2001-2007, S60 2011+ and V60 2015+ and XC60 2010-2018, 240, 740, 760, 780, Bertone, 940, 960, V90, S90, 120, 130, 140, 164, PV series, Duett, 210, 1800, How to remove front brake hose if nut rounded?

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U wanna be very careful w/ heat around the caliper. The vise grips got it without a problem. I just figured it was a hard line going to a rear axle. File down two flat spots on it and get vise grips on there as tight as humanly possible.

penetrate oil will work when applying heat as it will be sucked into the threads.

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Stack Exchange network consists of 181 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. I sort of doubt you'll have enough room to use a flaring tool but you might.

The bolt is not "fluid tight".

just be conservitive with the heat and use a tool with a good grip! Vise grips.

On the remaining not rounded ones I would cut the line close to the fitting and use a 6 point socket. I was trying to replace a front brake hose on a 1996 850 Turbo, and I rounded the nut on the metal line. Another trick if your trying to save the line is to get the fitting glowing red then rapidly cool it with cold water.

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i did that twice when i had to redo all my hard lines.

Well it's pretty much only nasty on the outside wheel area under the hood it's actually pretty good looking so contemplating on splicing into the pre existing like. just looking to find an easy way to remove . By clicking Accept all cookies, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy. How to simulate the St. Petersburg paradox. Is there anything special I need to know about removing the rubber line?

everything is all set .

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How to remove brake line nut without stripping? I tried to use a Vise-Grip to remove it but I couldn't get it to turn. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.

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Yes, I believe all of them are pre-bent, unless you buy something from a hardware store.

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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's extremely popular car line -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine. if it is rounded, you're already replacing the entire line Oreillys carries brake line repair kits and they rent a double flare tool.

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use the cutting disc and cut the metal line as close as possible to the rounded off part.

Power steering pump pulley is worn out and shaft is worn out. If you have rounded the nut off, then no wrench will work.

Once I gave up on the commercial penetrants and mixed up my own penetrant of 50/50 Acetone/synthetic ATF, all my brake lines have loosened very easy with my flare wrenches.

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Vise grips and heat should do the trick.

Heat it but be careful. I started to remove one of the brake line nuts from the master cylinder with a box wrench and it began to strip on me. Good vice grips on the rounded line.

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Thank you all for the correction. It might be a frog butt, but it still will allow penetrating fluid to wick into the threads given enough time, heat, and/or vibration.

My parts guy new the PN # by heart for new hard line. It only takes a minute to sign up. All ZJ,WJ & WK aftermarket tech goes here.

If you haven't damaged any more nuts, use the tap-tap method that I mentioned above.

Seems dealerships and shop like Slee just replace line if flare is cracked.

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This a general area for Maxima discussions for all years. I would use a good prenatrating oil and let is soke for a few hours then with a vice grip with a good set of teath go at it.

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