Over the course of my build, I have learned a lot. In some areas, I feel pretty confident. In others, not so much. One of those areas is brakes. Prior to this build, I never changed a pad, never bled a brake line, never did anything other than step on the pedal. That’s why I could use your help.
Here’s a photo of the PS front brake connection between the hard line and the connector to the flexible lines. For what it’s worth, I have the Wilwood brakes.
It leaks. Not a lot, but it leaks. It used to leak a lot more, but I redid the flare. Still leaks. It weeps if left alone; it leaks when you step on the pedal. Previously, I undid the hard line, bent the line out a little so I could get the flaring tool on the hard line, and attempted to re-do the double flare. It’s better, but obviously not fixed. I have the OTC flaring tool – the same one they use at Build School.
As I see it, I have three options:
a) Either re-do the existing flare, or chop ˝ inch off and make a new flare on the existing hardline, hopefully getting a better flare
b) Splicing in a new “short” piece of hardline (that would result in doing three flares)
c) Making a completely new front brake line from the DS junction to the PS front wheel.
I’d like to take option a, because that involves only one flare and no replacement of lines in (now) hard to reach spots. My concern here is the bend in the line. Can I unbend and re-bend the hardline (so I can get the tool on the end) without messing the whole thing up?
Now that you’ve hung in this long, you get to offer your opinion! Do you think I can fix the flare I have, or maybe cut a little off and do a new one? Can I unbend and bend that line again without it getting damaged beyond use? Or do I take a different path? Thanks for your input!