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8th June 2014, 09:07 AM
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Brake pipe flaring tool advice
Morning gentleman. I am about to do the brake lines, and was wondering if anybody can recommend a decent pipe flaring tool please ? I was going to buy a sealey AK506, being a sealey nut, but it seams to get mixed reviews. Any help would be really appreciated !
 
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8th June 2014, 10:39 AM
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I bought the sealey one to do mine.
Only any good on copper pipe, even then took a couple of goes to get a good result. Pin broke off the pipe insert in the end! Did the job but don't expect it to last.
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8th June 2014, 04:13 PM
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Hi there.
Measure the length of the lines and buy the pipe from somewhere other than halfords and the company will normally flare the ends for you with a professional tool. I paid 10 for the pipe and about 5 for the unions. I did try flaring my own but it was hard to get a good end with a cheap tool David
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8th June 2014, 10:10 PM
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I bough a cheapish (~50 quid) German-branded flaring kit and it did the job just fine. It was also useful for flaring the ends of copper fuel pipes.
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