Yup, What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) was that with this copper nickel alloy stuff, when using the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the double flare and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. Once I stopped squishing the crap out of it they sealed fine.. Took way too long to figure that out but now I know.
Yup, What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) was that with this copper nickel alloy stuff, when using the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the double flare and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. Once I stopped squishing the crap out of it they sealed fine.. Took way too long to figure that out but now I know.
No, I am using that Cooper - nickel alloy stuff. What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) but with the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the couple later and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. once I stopped sqishing the crap out of it they sealed fine..
Sweet!
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What a pain 😬
Yup, What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) was that with this copper nickel alloy stuff, when using the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the double flare and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. Once I stopped squishing the crap out of it they sealed fine.. Took way too long to figure that out but now I know.
Brake lines can be definitely a pain in the hole 🕳
Yup, What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) was that with this copper nickel alloy stuff, when using the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the double flare and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. Once I stopped squishing the crap out of it they sealed fine.. Took way too long to figure that out but now I know.
@LakeAndLodgeGarage I always say in my videos your mistakes will be your best teacher
I buy my lines at Canadian Tire .. they come in lots of different lengths .. And very cheap ..
Are you using copper lines and if so why.
No pun intended just a curious thought
No, I am using that Cooper - nickel alloy stuff. What I learned (and I am not sure I explained it well) but with the hydraulic flare tool you can over compress the second step of the couple later and it does not allow the flare to conform and seal to the fitting. once I stopped sqishing the crap out of it they sealed fine..