A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the proper
wrench on the nut, then clamp the wrench with a vice-grip type of
locking pliers.  This helps keep the line nut wrench from spreading
under extreme force.  Really helps when working on 35 y.o. Fiats.  And
Vanagons.

Gregory Smith
Olympia, WA, USA
'88 Vanagon GL
'77 Lancia Scorpion

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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:03:39 -0400
From: Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET>
Subject: 11mm brake line wrench

I guess I need to clarify things a bit. I have several sets of flare nut
wrenches and get no joy from them. The problem is not twisting the lines
but breaking the nut loose without rounding it off. Tried several sets
and all the same, they spring open when subjected to the force needed to
break the nut loose. The nuts have had a bath in penitrating oil to no
avail. Sometimes they warp the nut instead of rounding it off. I have
had sucess with carefully using vice grips but don't like it as it is
very easy to mangle the nut. need some kind of wrench that closes the
gap.
mike

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