Slipping flare nut wrench?
I was working on my old '75 Chevy pickup's brakes and had 2 brake line nuts that would not come loose. I had sprayed the heck out of the connection with PBlaster to no avail. The problem was that the flare nut wrench was slightly expanding as I tried to turn it, so it was rotating around the nut.
In a flash of innovation, I put the flare wrench on the nut, then clamped the wrench tighter with a Vise-Grip plier and viola - the nut loosened.
Sure beats rounding off the nut...
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Tim Rogers
'93 NX2K- Sapphire Blue, HS Gen 4, JWT S3's, Ported & Polished, P/R CAI, JUN Flywheel, Coil-over / AGXs, 15X7 RPO-2's, 205/50/15's.
'91 NX2K- Black, parts car
'92 NX2K- All out SCCA Improved Touring A race car.
Yes, it's Greg Amy's former car.
And yes, I've broken it...
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