I have an old-school brake line flaring tool that I've reluctantly used what seems like 1,001 times to flare 3/16 steel brake line. It's the inexpensive one available at the parts store with the wing ...

Working with brakes can be scary. They're the reason your car is able to stop, after all, so if you mess up, you could put you and the people around you in a dangerous situation. Thankfully, brakes ...

Flaring metal brake lines and metal fuel lines (or transmission lines) is something of an art when using the most common type of double flaring tool. We're talking about the mass-produced double flare ...

Rigid steel tubing with flare and inverted flare fittings is the form of plumbing used on most vehicles. Fuel lines, brake lines, automatic transmission cooler lines and even some air-conditioning ...

Although greatly simplified, this diagram shows the brake plumbing to be a closed system which must be totally leakfree. Brake line plumbing seems to be one of those foreboding parts of a vehicle that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Working with brakes can be scary. They're the reason your car is able to stop, after all, so if you mess ...