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brake line fitting ?

This is a discussion on brake line fitting ? within the Brakes/Suspension/Chassis forums, part of the W Body Tech category; anyone know what size the brake line fittings are so I can buy the right wrench instead of the $50 ...

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    anyone know what size the brake line fittings are so I can buy the right wrench instead of the $50 set of metric and standard line wrenches? Im doing the F-body upgrade this weekend and this project has cost me enough already I dont need to buy anymore tools that I'll use like once or twice.

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    good luck, just did my rear brakes tonight with new stainless steel lines, what a son of a BIT*H, be prepared to shed some blood. I belive i used a 16mm wrench to get the plastic nut going to the caliper side, 12mm for the line going to the master cylinder. make sure u have a good pair of vice grips to get the clip off. Oh yeah and the new stainless steel fittings (if you purchased) are a 17mm wrench

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    yeah I know what you went through, I did this once on my 99gt, and it was not fun, thats why I was picking some brains around here to see if anyone knew.

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    You know, I just bought a line wrench and I discovered there are two different sizes, and I need to go get another smaller one. If you dont get an answer here I'll go dig the wrench out and check what size it is.

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    Now Im not normally one to answer my own questions, but I found that a torch and a good pair of vice grips works best...that is until I the bracket on the front drivers side bent until the screw snapped off in the hole so its probably best to remove the bracket and put 2 sets of vice grips one on the line and one on the metal end of the hose and twist in opposite ways...lets just say thank god for zip ties.

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