Re: Brake Line Question (archive)

I am replacing the rigid lines on my 2002. Only place I have found rigid line is at NAPA and it has the 10MM ends pre-installed. Longest length is 5 feet. This will not reach to do the passenger side front brake. Anyone know where to get a 10MM femal/femal coupling so I can splice another length onto the 5 footer? I cannot seem to locate this coupling anywhere. Only other solution is spend $40 on a flare tool and make the flares myself on rigid line stock. I am trying to avoid doing this as well as using a compression fitting to make the line splice. TIA

I think your best bet is to buy a five foot length,of line, cut it and use the fittings on a longer piece of hard line (purhased in rools usually, very cheap). The reason for this is that the cost of the two fittings is lower if you buy with the line. Also a metric union for splicing two pieces of 5 together is/ may be hard to find. Another reason for avoiding a splice, besides the fact that it does not look clean or stock ( if you care) is the possibility for leaking fluid. If you want to avoid the cost of buying a flare tool, measure and shape the section you need, take it to a brake shop, and have them do the flare, it takes 2 minutes with the tool.

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