

| Subject: | Re: 11mm brake line wrench |
| From: | Michael |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:30:48 -0400 |
Their 7/16" flare nut wrench is a perfect fit and worked well for me. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at 17:26, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > HF doesn't sell this size, and their flare wrenches are crap anyway. What > can you expect for $5 a set? > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Karl Wolz > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 12:13 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: 11mm brake line wrench > > Big difference between cheap wrenches and better quality ones. Flare > wrenches are great, but you can really buggar up a nut using HF wrenches. I > know, some of their stuff is fine, but some of it is crap, and it's > impossible to tell which is which till you've bought it. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > On Jul 10, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Project Pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > >> That's a great idea. >> I usually put the vice grips on the flare nut b/c as others have >> mentioned, line wrenches don't work, they just strip. >> >> Will have to try this technique next time. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On >> Behalf Of Gregory Smith >> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:20 AM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: 11mm brake line wrench >> >> 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.
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