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Hello all, here is my situation:
Truck is a 94 Mazda B3000
My front brake line rusted out so I replaced it.
Removed the stock line and fittings, and, since I already had some steel line, cut a length of brake line and transferred the fittings over.
Went to a guy and had him flare the lines for me (I showed him the old line and had him flare it the same way).
Reinstalled the brake line and found that it leaks at the end inside the wheel well.
So I assume either the fitting's not tight enough or a bad flare. I try to tighten it more with no luck. It's very hard to turn, as if that's all it'll go on there, but still leaks.
At this point I've assumed it's a bad flare, so I try to loosen it, also with no luck. End up rounding the nut. So now it's stuck and leaking.
The line goes into this block, from which the brake lines for both front wheels originate. Is it a proportioning valve of some kind?
I think my best solution is to remove this block in order to get a vice grip on the nut (there is very little room in the wheel well and I don't think I'd be able to get it while still in there).
So my question how do I go about removing it? Also, if anyone could think of a better solution I am all ears. I would like to avoid cutting it out if I can.
Thank you for any help.
*Just for clarification, in the second pic the line that is removed goes to the pass. wheel, and the line that comes from the master is on the side of the block facing away from the camera.
Truck is a 94 Mazda B3000
My front brake line rusted out so I replaced it.
Removed the stock line and fittings, and, since I already had some steel line, cut a length of brake line and transferred the fittings over.
Went to a guy and had him flare the lines for me (I showed him the old line and had him flare it the same way).
Reinstalled the brake line and found that it leaks at the end inside the wheel well.
So I assume either the fitting's not tight enough or a bad flare. I try to tighten it more with no luck. It's very hard to turn, as if that's all it'll go on there, but still leaks.
At this point I've assumed it's a bad flare, so I try to loosen it, also with no luck. End up rounding the nut. So now it's stuck and leaking.
The line goes into this block, from which the brake lines for both front wheels originate. Is it a proportioning valve of some kind?
I think my best solution is to remove this block in order to get a vice grip on the nut (there is very little room in the wheel well and I don't think I'd be able to get it while still in there).
So my question how do I go about removing it? Also, if anyone could think of a better solution I am all ears. I would like to avoid cutting it out if I can.
Thank you for any help.
*Just for clarification, in the second pic the line that is removed goes to the pass. wheel, and the line that comes from the master is on the side of the block facing away from the camera.
