What are some good flaring tool for brake and fuel lines?

the autzone, napa ones are garbage.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

Sears/Craftsman?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I know it's Harbor Freight, but this is the one you want.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99642

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

matco. about 40 bucks

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sears has the the cal van one for $20 which Im a little leary about since it looks like the napa,autozone etc garbage.

Eastman has the same exact one for the same price.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

If your a hobby type user any of the usual tools mentioned will get the job done. If you're in a business which includes doing it right and getting it done; and you're the kind of guy who is not unwilling to invest in those two objectives you can't go wrong with this tool.

http://store.fedhillusa.com/flaringtools.aspx

directions and a video here:

http://www.fedhillusa.com/?page=tech2

These guys are great to do business with and have some unique products. They have high pressure splice fittings for SLS sytems and you won't find a better product than their Cunifer alloy line when it comes to getting all the lines with all the bends in place around the SLS valve. Good Luck!

Klann also makes a fine tool!

MATCO 40 DOLLARS
i have been using it for years. includes a cutter too

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i checked the website and it was $85 and $90.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

Well, years ago when he bought it, it was $40.00!

Don't go cheap! I mean, you're talking about brake lines here, not "break" lines!

yeah as they say you get what you pay for, but I cant really swing at this time so Ill get something to do the job for now

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

I think I still have a double-flare tool that I used for the metric SLS lines on my Euro 300D. It worked fine for me after a couple of practice flares. If you'd like, I can look for it and you can borrow it for cost of shipping.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

agreed

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

In case this was overlooked....brake & fuel lines should be double flared.

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1984 300SD Turbo Diesel 150,000 miles

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