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Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines

To: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 08:08:28 -0400
But what about the connections to the PDWA and master cylinder?

Doug Braun
'72 Spit

At 12:31 AM 6/3/01 , Flinthoof Ponypal wrote:
>Just learned an interesting tidbit about brake lines I didn't know about
>stainless steel.  Normal mild steel brake lines are double flared at 45
>degrees at the ends for sealing.  Stainless steel lines are too hard for
>that and if you try to double flare them, it will split.  Instead they are
>single flared and at a special 37 degrees unique to stainless steel brake
>lines.  This requires special fittings as well, so if you're buying SS
>lines, buy all the necessary connectors as well from them.  

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