Re: rear axle bent

[John Van Vuren <jiggervv@fdldotnet.com>]

GEOFF K ZIMMER wrote:
> 
> Richard,
> Someone mentioned having trouble breaking the hydraulic brake
> fittings loose, and I have also had this problem when installing
> braided lined. I am a maintenance professional, build and drive my
> own race cars... and I have a solution that sounds terrible, but
> works. I have the correct size flare wrenches, (The "Correct tool"
> but sometimes even they do not work. After everything else fails, put
> a good set of vice grips on the male nut very tightly, with a proper
> size wrench holding the female piece and you can break it free. If
> you are careful, and the vice grips were tight enough the first time,
> you will not mess the nut up so badly that you cannot use your flare
> wrench the rest of the way.
>      Experiment on the fittings you will not be reusing first, and
> good luck.
>      Geoff

I have had good luck placing the vise grips on the flare wrench itself. 
This prevents the wrench from opening wider and rounding off the corner.

John

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