Brake line leaking

[cbenney]

Hi - I replaced my front steal brake line and also my rubber hose line to the wheel cyclinder. The connection is tight but it is leaking (I am afraid to over tighten it). The steal brake line was a prebent brake line i bought from inline tube... and the flare looks good. Before I replace the rubber hose line (again)... is there anything anyone can suggest to help fix it?

Thanks for your help! Chris

[TBONE1964]

Are you using a good quality line wrench? Snap on make the best ones. I would give it a little more. The flares can take more tightening than you think. make sure you hold the hose with something. They like to slip in the bracket.

Chances are, there is nothing wrong with the hose or the line.

[cbenney]

Thanks TBONE! I'll tighten the connection a little more. Good tip holding the hose... I am a using craftsman flair wrench... I think they are good quality.

Thaks a bunch - Chris

[geezer#99]

Lap it!!
By that I mean tighten then loosen then tighten a touch more then loosen then tighten even more and loosen. THen snug it up. You gotta move a little metal to get the flare to seat sometimes.

[68gmsee]

If above tips don't resolve, get a magnifying glass and take a closer look at the flair. I had one that had a hairline crack that was hard to detect and had to cut the end off and reflare. Luckily I had enough slack to do it.

[cbenney]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I lapped it and really tighened it down... got it to seal up!

Thanks again!

Chris