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940 wagon brake like 900 1993

Hi all,
Well, I should have known to work on stuck brake lines on Friday the 13th!. While trying to disconnect the old soft line from the hard line we managed to twist the hard line as the fitting was really stuck. PB Blaster sprayed on all week and heat did nothing. Would rather replace whole line rather than use a compression fitting. Does any one know the exact line size and fitting size at each end? I heard that these are on odd size.
Thanks in advance!
Joel








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    The lines are 3/16" nickle copper, widely available at AutoZone. Fittings are iso/bubble M10x1.0. Nicop tubing flares easily, but a decent flare tool makes life easier. I bought a SUR HT50 flarr toolfrom Amazon and it worked great. Also a couple cheap bending tools from Harbor Freight help if doing a complex line.



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    Joel, Whatever your decision about the brake line repair--you should lose the idea of using a compression fitting for the fix. They are suitable enough to repair a transmission pipe to the radiator but not with the very high psi pressure of a brake line - may be an illegal fix, in fact. You need a fix that involves a double flare end (obtainable even with a cheap flare kit). You should be able to buy a pre-made fixed line to fit onto the flex hose (or find what you need from a parts car that will come apart at the flex hose) - and then a double flare coupler to link it to the remaining fixed line on the car. - Dave



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      Hi Dave,
      Agreed as far as the compression fitting. As I mentioned I was planning on replacing the line.
      Thanks for the response!
      Joel



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