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Q & A: Brake Line

Tuesday January 03rd, 2006
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
John,
I have a question for you. I have a friend of mine that owns a TD.
On the front brake where the brake line runs from one cylinder to the
next, the line split. I replaced the line. On the replacement line I
double flared the steel line. The old line that came out had a bell type
flare. It is working fine now but, I am concerned this may cause a
problem in the future. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks,
Larry
Larry!

You are describing the double flare and the bubble flare. Both of
these flares allow a double thickness of steel tubing between the nut and
the seat. In comparison, a single flare has only one thickness of tub... read more