[DMCForum] Re: brake lines...

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Better email me offline. My co-workers and I rotate that cell phone 
between us. It's the duty phone and I'm not on call this month.

Ok, so you done knowed that. Gee, judging by your speech patterns 
you must be a...oops. Oh yeah, it's after Tuesday.

Either way, the links I sent you should have explained what you 
wanted to know, ie 45 degrees.

Rich

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> Yep, I done knowed that, slick.  By the way, you have a voice mail 
on your
> cell phone from that day about another issue :)
> 
> A few local owners got together this weekend to work on some 
cars.  One of
> them was a complete brake overhaul, and I do mean complete.  We 
thought one
> of the connections wouldn't seal and entertained the possibility of
> re-flaring the line.
> 
> I did a web search but couldn't find the exact degree or type for 
the De
> Lorean and it looked like the car was going to spend a few days in 
hover
> mode.  Oddly enough, the car is a BTTF replica.  It was later 
found not to
> be the brake line but rather the clutch slave, which we couldn't 
get to
> because of the plutonium chamber and our lack of radiation suits.
> 
> I will post a picture or two of the car in a bit.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 4:28 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: brake lines...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Whoa...hold on there skippy. You can not put a 45 degree American,
> or standard double-flare on our brake lines. Our brake lines have
> a "bubble" or "Girling" flare. The double-flare doesn't seal up
> right in the existing swivel nuts and will leak.
> 
> See: http://www.dimebank.com/BrakePlumbing.html for more info.
> 
> You can buy a bubble-flare tool but they are expensive and you'll
> have to order it. Sears has no such item. Walt may have one.
> 
> See also: http://www.mastercool.com/m53.html
> 
> The above link has a kit you can order -and- shows a photo of each
> type of flare.
> 
> As you may have guessed, I've already fought this battle with my
> car. Don't bother with NAPA or any other American parts house. 
(Well
> ok, maybe just Maryland parts houses suck) Either get the right
> tool, or order the lines from DMCH. Either that or buy an 
industrial
> sized bottle of aspirin for the headache you'll get trying to adapt
> 45 degree flaring parts.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > Does anyone know the proper flare angle for the brake hard lines?
> >
> > Greg

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