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05-04-2010, 08:19 PM
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broken metal brakeline headache
hello everybody,
im having a bad situation with my 68' chevy truck the front driver side rubber brakeline was torn, and upon removing it my friend broke the metal line. now im having a terrible time removing it, any ideas [tricks]on how to remove it will help.should i replace the entire set of tubes seeing that they won't budgeand just stripping? Last edited by MosinNagant; 05-05-2010 at 08:55 AM. Reason: adding more info 
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05-05-2010, 09:29 PM
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Hi,
I wouldn't fool around with the old lines, you'll be far ahead using new lines. also with the rubber hoses, I wouldn't use them either, I would use the barded brake hose, do you still have drum brakes on this truck? Rich http://www.russellperformance.com/mc...es_truck.shtml
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05-05-2010, 09:49 PM
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brake line fittings
i use a small vise grip the slight squashing of the ferrel nut usually loosen them. this methode has worked 100%for me. just practice with how much to flatten the nut. cliff
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