Anyone else have trouble removing the brake hard lines from the ABS unit??
11-06-2005, 02:54 PM
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Anyone else have trouble removing the brake hard lines from the ABS unit??
I'm using a 12mm flare nut wrench trying to get my metal brake lines off of the ABS unit so I can drop the subframe. This is the last thing I have to do before the subframe is ready to come out. The fittings are stuck on there so tight it's trying to round the edges off instead of turn. Luckily I caught it before any major damage happened, but I'm afraid if I keep yanking on this thing it's going to round off and I'm going to be f***ed. Did anyone else have this problem?? If so, how did you get around it?
11-06-2005, 05:33 PM
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Re: Anyone else have trouble removing the brake hard lines from the ABS unit??
Nevermind.... Vice Grips did the trick. Made my flare nuts look like crap but it worked. The subframe is now out. Pulling the subframe was easier than taking those two nuts off.
11-06-2005, 07:04 PM
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Re: Anyone else have trouble removing the brake hard lines from the ABS unit??
Originally Posted by FastZinTennessee
Nevermind.... Vice Grips did the trick. Made my flare nuts look like crap but it worked. The subframe is now out. Pulling the subframe was easier than taking those two nuts off.
11-07-2005, 05:58 AM
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Re: Anyone else have trouble removing the brake hard lines from the ABS unit??
When putting my line lock in (you eliminate one line and put a new one in it's place) I finally just had to cut the lines and use a socket on the mangled nuts. What a PITA.
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