On car flaring tool

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JDUB
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On car flaring tool

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Does anybody know where I could buy a brake pipe flaring tool that will create the proper "bubble" form flare for my MK2 ? I need to work under the car (not in a vice) and flare the OEM type pipe not copper pipe ? There seem to be some very expensive kits and some very cheap ones. Making brake pipes is not a hobby or a job for me, I just need something that will work properly for one cars worth of brake pipes.


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Most of the affordable ones will break if you try and flare a steel pipe


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plus everytime ive flared a steel pipe the steel is prone to splitting. far better to replace the whole lot with copper pipe.


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