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Offline Kiwi_Roy

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Flare Nut Size - updated
« on: July 17, 2021, 04:21:51 PM »
Im trying to get the callipers off my 76 Convert. One of the flare nuts is a bit tight so I went out at great expense and purchased a 10mm  6 sided flare nut wrench, to my surprise it's a bit loose.
Is it possible they used imperial flare nuts on the early Brembo's 10mm is just too big
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Re: Flare Nut Size - updated
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2021, 09:53:03 PM »
Thanks David
I always used metric wrenches before especially on the bleed screws 8mm I think.
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Re: Flare Nut Size - updated
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2021, 11:19:12 PM »
Sure enough I had a 3/8" flare wrench from my days as an Instrumentation Teck, perfect fit and soon had the fitting out.
I just assumed they would be metric, shows you can't assume anything.

Next task to get a couple of broken of bleed nipples out.
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Re: Flare Nut Size - updated
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2021, 08:09:22 AM »
Always been 10 mm on every Convert I've worked on.
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