MoparGuy68
Well-Known Member
I’m trying to remove the single piston floating calipers from my car, so I can send them off for restoration.
Service manual says to first disconnect metal brake line from the hose. Which I successfully did on the driver side. Passenger side is NOT wanting to budge. The fitting nut on the metal line side was already partly rounded off (from wrenching on it before I bought the car). It looks cheaper than the same fitting on the driver side which I had no problem disconnecting.
Unfortunately, I only have two good made in USA Craftsman flared tubing wrenches, neither is 3/8 size. So I bought a set of flared tubing wrenches from Home Depot, Husky brand. These are not as good as my Craftsman wrenches.
I am not able to loosen the threaded fitting without further rounding off the nut with Husky wrench. I tried one of my good adjustable wrenches and that’s slipping on the nut as well. If I go full force with the Husky or the adjustable wrench, I’m certain I’ll completely strip the nut, totally rounding the corners.
Any suggestions on how to get this partially stripped nut to loosen? I was thinking maybe to use a pair of small vice grips. Worst case is I cut the brake line above the fitting, then I’ll have to replace the entire brake line, or remove this line from the car and take it someplace to have the end re-flared.
I need to disconnect the hose from the caliper, and It looks like I cannot turn the nut to loosen the hose from the caliper end without first disconnecting the flared metal line from the other end of the hose that I am having a problem with..
The driver side fitting came loose with the Husky wrench, which now has the red plug on it. You can see the partly stripped nut I’m having problems with on the passenger side.
This is blocking me from removing the caliper. Any suggestions of how to get this partly stripped nut to turn would be most appreciated!
Service manual says to first disconnect metal brake line from the hose. Which I successfully did on the driver side. Passenger side is NOT wanting to budge. The fitting nut on the metal line side was already partly rounded off (from wrenching on it before I bought the car). It looks cheaper than the same fitting on the driver side which I had no problem disconnecting.
Unfortunately, I only have two good made in USA Craftsman flared tubing wrenches, neither is 3/8 size. So I bought a set of flared tubing wrenches from Home Depot, Husky brand. These are not as good as my Craftsman wrenches.
I am not able to loosen the threaded fitting without further rounding off the nut with Husky wrench. I tried one of my good adjustable wrenches and that’s slipping on the nut as well. If I go full force with the Husky or the adjustable wrench, I’m certain I’ll completely strip the nut, totally rounding the corners.
Any suggestions on how to get this partially stripped nut to loosen? I was thinking maybe to use a pair of small vice grips. Worst case is I cut the brake line above the fitting, then I’ll have to replace the entire brake line, or remove this line from the car and take it someplace to have the end re-flared.
I need to disconnect the hose from the caliper, and It looks like I cannot turn the nut to loosen the hose from the caliper end without first disconnecting the flared metal line from the other end of the hose that I am having a problem with..
The driver side fitting came loose with the Husky wrench, which now has the red plug on it. You can see the partly stripped nut I’m having problems with on the passenger side.
This is blocking me from removing the caliper. Any suggestions of how to get this partly stripped nut to turn would be most appreciated!