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So recently I blew a hard line on my Ranger in two places... the truck has been sitting on a trailer in the driveway for the past week while I scrambled to find parts but I ended up with a few questions now that I started working on it...
One of the questions is how the heck to get the brake line free of the stupid plastic clips that Ford put on the frame (that also hold the fuel lines, how convienent...
). I got it free from the ones I have access to, but there's a couple back in where the line runs between the gas tank an frame and I have so far been unsuccessful in getting it out... any suggestions?
Another issue I've run into deals with the line I got... Instead of going with plain coated steel line, I found where I could get stainless steel brake line, and a bag of assorted threaded fittings in stainless.
My problem has become that I find a need to use some standard brass fittings in addition to the stainless... do I need to be concerned about metal compatibility with this?
The biggest problem that I've hit though seems to be that the stainless line is significantly harder than the standard steel line as I've found it nearly impossible to do a standard double flare. Does anyone have experience with stainless hard line?? Is it something that takes just a single flare or are there any suggestions for getting a double flare in it?
Thanks for any help!
One of the questions is how the heck to get the brake line free of the stupid plastic clips that Ford put on the frame (that also hold the fuel lines, how convienent...
). I got it free from the ones I have access to, but there's a couple back in where the line runs between the gas tank an frame and I have so far been unsuccessful in getting it out... any suggestions?Another issue I've run into deals with the line I got... Instead of going with plain coated steel line, I found where I could get stainless steel brake line, and a bag of assorted threaded fittings in stainless.
My problem has become that I find a need to use some standard brass fittings in addition to the stainless... do I need to be concerned about metal compatibility with this?
The biggest problem that I've hit though seems to be that the stainless line is significantly harder than the standard steel line as I've found it nearly impossible to do a standard double flare. Does anyone have experience with stainless hard line?? Is it something that takes just a single flare or are there any suggestions for getting a double flare in it?
Thanks for any help!
