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Brake line removal/repair/replacement (something?) help



Yeah, that sounds like what would work.
Something kinda like a male to male adapter (a little piece where both ends are female).  So does anyone know if such a thing exists in the brake world?

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> From: "John C. Worden" <johncworden@verizon.net>
> Date: 2005/07/21 Thu PM 05:03:14 EDT
> To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: Brake line removal/repair/replacement (something?) help
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> At 08:31 PM 7/20/05, Ryan H wrote:
> 
> >My rearmost hard brake lines are leaking due to rust, so since I had to 
> >drop the rear beam anyway, I figured I'd replace the rubber lines with 
> >SS.  Well, I can't disconnect the rubber line at the front and it's 
> >looking pretty rusted on the hard line near the connection anyway, so is 
> >there any way I can cut a section of the hard brake line and put in a new 
> >section?  Like an extension of sorts.  I keep thinking, ok just put on a 
> >female end and flare the line, but in my mind two flares just don't seem 
> >to match up... any ideas?
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> You would need a flare to flare union, if such a thing exists in brake 
> tubing size.  It is a common thing in running gas and oil in homes, but I'm 
> not sure about automotive uses.
> 
> John
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