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Yes the Summer Racing lines worked perfectly for me.
Titan Double Flare tool problem (1 Viewer)
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i used a good quality easy bend line with that same tool and every flare was perfect. i’m betting line quality is more the issue here than the tool
(for context i’ve never done brake line flares before either)
(for context i’ve never done brake line flares before either)
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Totally agree. I think the one from Amazon was too soft of a metal. The summit Racing was definitely stiffer/stronger metal, but still easy to work with. Tool worked great after getting the line from S.R.
Today I received my new brake line, and as others have commented, I had no problems making flares with the different brake line.
I used this brake line,
SUR&R BREZ100 UltraBEND Brake Line 3/16" OD x 25' ($36.65, shipping included)
I used this instead of the Summit Racing SUM-220216 because it is also highly rated and I happened to have an ebay gift card. Since the SUR&R from ebay had shipping included, it was almost $10 cheaper for 25' than the Summit Racing product. This is a rare case where RockAuto didn't have the best price on a part, partly because of shipping cost.
I was able to make about 6 flares in a row today that all came out very nice. There was none of the twisting that was mentioned in this thread. The flares did have a thin ridge of metal around the end of the flare which was annoying. Use of a rimming and de-burring tool did not make a difference with this. I don't think this will affect the seal as it is not on the mating surface but I filled it off with a small riffler file just in case.
I was also able to make good flares with AGS plan steel brake line. This is the same line that is used for Poly-Armor, so I presume it would work with that as well. The Titan tool definitely does not work with with the AGS CNC3 NiCopp line. I would normally consider AGS to be a good company that makes quality products, so I am not sure what the issue was. It just didn't work at all when other line has worked easily.
Thanks for the suggestions,
LMHmedchem
I used this brake line,
SUR&R BREZ100 UltraBEND Brake Line 3/16" OD x 25' ($36.65, shipping included)
I used this instead of the Summit Racing SUM-220216 because it is also highly rated and I happened to have an ebay gift card. Since the SUR&R from ebay had shipping included, it was almost $10 cheaper for 25' than the Summit Racing product. This is a rare case where RockAuto didn't have the best price on a part, partly because of shipping cost.
I was able to make about 6 flares in a row today that all came out very nice. There was none of the twisting that was mentioned in this thread. The flares did have a thin ridge of metal around the end of the flare which was annoying. Use of a rimming and de-burring tool did not make a difference with this. I don't think this will affect the seal as it is not on the mating surface but I filled it off with a small riffler file just in case.
I was also able to make good flares with AGS plan steel brake line. This is the same line that is used for Poly-Armor, so I presume it would work with that as well. The Titan tool definitely does not work with with the AGS CNC3 NiCopp line. I would normally consider AGS to be a good company that makes quality products, so I am not sure what the issue was. It just didn't work at all when other line has worked easily.
Thanks for the suggestions,
LMHmedchem
