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Old 09-03-2018, 05:16 PM
Zulfiqar Zulfiqar is offline
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Originally Posted by John5788 View Post
I've stripped brake hose nuts with flarenut wrenches before. I now use a pair of Irwin 4LW vise grips instead:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004SBBE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1





Sometimes the flarenut wrenches will flex because it's not entirely closed (you are missing one of the six sides) and a way around that is to just vise grip the wrench like so:
the knipex use this same principle, it actually bites the fitting from 3 sides and the torque you can apply on it is hilariously high. I love my knipex pliers - I have not met a pipe or bolt or nut that stood up against it.
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