Brake Lines: Are Flare wrenches necessary?

[markseven]

Where can I buy a 7mm flare? I've searched and can't find a store that sells them. Snap-on's website doesn't list them, either.

[browntown]

What takes a 7mm flare? Heres a mac one:
Click here for ebay

[markseven]

What takes a 7mm flare? Heres a mac one:
Click here for ebay

Bleeder valve, no? If not a 7mm, what is it?

Thanks for the link :D

[Eric]

Bleeder valve, no? If not a 7mm, what is it?

Thanks for the link :D

to bleed the calipers? just use a 7mm box end wrench!

[KennyT]

Words of wisdom from a rally mechanic:
"Which tool can be replaced easier in the middle of the night: Snap-On, or Craftsman? Which one will break in the middle of the night?"

If you are a weekend warrior and only work on your own car Craftsman or Harbor Freight tools are probably good enough. If you break a tool you take it back/replace it the next day. For people who make money with their tools Craftsman should be the cheapest you go, because time spent on shitty tools is money thrown away.

My personal tool set is Craftsman and lower currently, but with my new crew chief job that will be changing.

[markseven]

to bleed the calipers? just use a 7mm box end wrench!

One of my valves is a little stripped and I don't want it to get worse as I bleed the system.

[Wh33lhop]

One of my valves is a little stripped and I don't want it to get worse as I bleed the system.

How on earth would a box-end wrench make that worse?

[markseven]

How on earth would a box-end wrench make that worse?

It wont. But I have new calipers on the front that I don't want to mess up (the nipples are too big to slip a box-end over, even though the "nut" part is 7mm).

[KennyT]

New calipers? You should be fine with regular wrenches.

[Eric]

It wont. But I have new calipers on the front that I don't want to mess up (the nipples are too big to slip a box-end over, even though the "nut" part is 7mm).

that's odd. I would use a deep socket to crack the nut loose, then use an open end wrench to bleed the system. you do not need to crank down on the bleed valves to shut them.