Thread: double brake flares

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

IMO a properly flared line mated to it's proper fitting is a hard situation to beat. I purchased a quality hydraulic flaring tool and I don't regret it one bit. It makes nice flares and you can get to hard to get areas with it to repair rusted or pinched lines. The compression fittings to me in a brake system (other than air) with steel lines is just asking for problems to me. Like you said the higher quality fittings hold, but they're also using high grade stainless line too. Not some cheap mild china steel that will crush when the high quality compression fitting is tightened.

What is the best product to put on the brake fittings that you would normally screw into the resiundual valves or similar.Wouls you just use thread tape or a locktite product

Originally Posted by roadster

What is the best product to put on the brake fittings that you would normally screw into the resiundual valves or similar.Wouls you just use thread tape or a locktite product

They are NPT threads and don't require any thing else to seal