2004 2500HD - Bleeding brakes

[68Gold/white]

Keith, are the lines that rusty???

[Keith Seymore]

Yes - it blew one of the lines already (I haven't got it in the garage yet to see which one. We got about 8" of snow last night so I have been mostly clearing the driveway).

I will probably just replace the portions that look suspect. I'm not going to jack the cab up or anything to replace the entire length at this time.

K

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Yes - it blew one of the lines already (I haven't got it in the garage yet to see which one. We got about 8" of snow last night so I have been mostly clearing the driveway).

I will probably just replace the portions that look suspect. I'm not going to jack the cab up or anything to replace the entire length at this time.

K

I bought a nifty flaring tool here, a couple of years ago, It has this little hydraulic hand pump and makes the flare. It's not a cheap deal, but worth every penny....Those old timey flaring tools are for the birds..

[95 S_Trucker]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

I bought a nifty flaring tool here, a couple of years ago, It has this little hydraulic hand pump and makes the flare. It's not a cheap deal, but worth every penny....Those old timey flaring tools are for the birds..

Made by mastercool?

I have one, it flares anything imaginable. It does also does bubble flares, GM fuel lines, push connect lines, and transmission quick connect fittings. I use mine a lot.

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by 95 S_Trucker

Made by mastercool?

I have one, it flares anything imaginable. It does also does bubble flares, GM fuel lines, push connect lines, and transmission quick connect fittings. I use mine a lot.

Yes,
I bought mine from NAPA, it had their part number on it, the mastercool number is on the plastic case.

A truly incredible tool! I've made a bunch of lines with the old time tooling, which can obviously be done, but you had to plan carefully in case the flare wouldn't seal...this new leaves no doubt that the first time you flare that piece of tubing, it's one and done!!!

[Keith Seymore]

Hmm - sounds like this project might be an excuse for a new tool...

K