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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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Brake line flaring help

Guys im redoing my brake lines with nicopp brake lines. I have a tool that does the 45 degree double flare but it don't look like the oem flare. Oem is slightly smaller and sits flush in its nut.
I found this site that says a lot of Japanese cars employ a 37 double flare. Check this site out ... Brake Line Flares: Metric & SAE, Inverted & Bubble - Win HPDE
I bought another turret that does 37 degree double flares to see if it does fit better.
I also bought Dorman Japanese nuts that look like the oem ones.
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 11:10 AM
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 12:10 AM
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45 degree double flare is correct my friend. what tool are you using? i recently did all of my brake lines and tucked them. they are all 45 degree double flare or as some others might call it inverted.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 08:34 AM
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I used my Eastwood turret-style flaring tool with the correct inverted flare. I also noticed my flares were not identical, but I chalk that up to the original flares having been seated into the fittings. I haven't finalized everything, but I'm confident it will be fine once everything is tightened-up. The Eastwood flaring tool is awesome.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 09:50 AM
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Here is some flaring info, with pictures! From Rob Robinette's old third gen site.

And here is some info on DIN, SAE, and JIS brake flares.

Last edited by mdp; Sep 7, 2018 at 10:31 AM. Reason: Added second reference
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 10:33 AM
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45 double flare is definitely what you want. I've always used one of the handheld ones that looks a bit like a lump hammer. Don't worry about how it looks compared to the stock steel lines, as long as you get a good metal to metal seal with no leaks you're fine.
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