Are the small inserts in these flare kits supposed to be close to the ID of the brake line? I have a K tool kit. I was flaring some 1/4 inch brake line and the fitting that says 1/4 on it was very loose and did not want to stay straight. It did not make a good looking flare. Seem crooked and oval. The 5/16 fits in 1/4 inch line and seems to make a nice flare. Could this kit be marked wrong or are they supposed to be pretty loose inside the line?
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Early on , I broke a 3/16 die. Thanks to the interwebs, I found more. IIRC I bought a few 3/16 dies from Eastwood. It is possible that the dies were mis-labeled. I have a heavy duty 6-2 awg lug crimper, a 150$ US made tool. All the dies were mis labeled. Tool works normally, the sizes are mis-marked
Early on , I broke a 3/16 die. Thanks to the interwebs, I found more. IIRC I bought a few 3/16 dies from Eastwood. It is possible that the dies were mis-labeled. I have a heavy duty 6-2 awg lug crimper, a 150$ US made tool. All the dies were mis labeled. Tool works normally, the sizes are mis-marked
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Are the small inserts in these flare kits supposed to be close to the ID of the brake line? I have a K tool kit. I was flaring some 1/4 inch brake line and the fitting that says 1/4 on it was very loose and did not want to stay straight. It did not make a good looking flare. Seem crooked and oval. The 5/16 fits in 1/4 inch line and seems to make a nice flare. Could this kit be marked wrong or are they supposed to be pretty loose inside the line?
Where did you buy the kit from? When I had to fix the rear lines to the rear drums I did a few practice flares on my bench befoelre fabricating the piece that went on the car.
Stuff being mis-labeled doesn't surprise me.
Are the small inserts in these flare kits supposed to be close to the ID of the brake line? I have a K tool kit. I was flaring some 1/4 inch brake line and the fitting that says 1/4 on it was very loose and did not want to stay straight. It did not make a good looking flare. Seem crooked and oval. The 5/16 fits in 1/4 inch line and seems to make a nice flare. Could this kit be marked wrong or are they supposed to be pretty loose inside the line?
Where did you buy the kit from? When I had to fix the rear lines to the rear drums I did a few practice flares on my bench befoelre fabricating the piece that went on the car.
Stuff being mis-labeled doesn't surprise me.
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