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Matt_H:
I've just bought the tools to make myself up brake lines but not sure which kind of flares to use, and am not sure if I'm doing them right or not.

Some lines I had made for me by safari had a single flare on ends with male nuts, and double flares on ends with female nuts.

I can seem to do the double flare ok, but when it comes to single flare the top part of mine seem a lot flatter than the ones made for me by safari engineering

The picture shows the safari one where the bubble bit is much bigger, and my home made one


Am I doing something wrong?

Also a firend made me a pipe up and put a double flare on the end with the male nuts - is this a problem?

Thanks again for your help!
Matthew

Hangover:
Looks like your tool isn't gripping the pipe correctly,what make tool have you aquired?
Kev

Dr Neil:
usually the male nuts have only a single flare but it obviously depends on what it's going in to.if you look down the middle of what your fixing the pipe to and you can see something sticking up in the centre then you need to put a double flare on the pipe, but if you can see it just tapering away then a single flare should be used.
It looks like the flare you have done is part way between a male and a female,maybe you are using the wrong end, it also lokks lioke the pipe has slipped when putting the end on.

Guy90:

--- Quote from: "neil thorne" ---It looks like the flare you have done is part way between a male and a female
--- End quote ---


Wow. An androgeous brake pipe :lol:  :lol:

Guy

Wanderer:
The one labled homemade appears to be a double flare where the pipe may have slipped.
The safari one doesn't look as good as I'd expect. It looks like the pipe was too long as it was flared.

I'd do quite a few practice flares until you get used to it.

Ed

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