SEATING the flare nuts on new stainless hard lines...

[fixizin]

... how much crunch/torque? Seen some how-to's that say to tighten and loosen 3-4 TIMES before the final cinch... what say ye, RKIs...??

 

[bobbywalter]

gently

 

[fixizin]

I'm using the little 5" 11mm wrench... can't get too much crazy torque with that... ?

 

[bobbywalter]

I'm using the little 5" 11mm wrench... can't get too much crazy torque with that... ?

i break way too much shit to say no.

 

[fixizin]

So when it just starts to twist the tubing, that's enough? TOO much?... or does it just mean I was supposed to lube the working end of the flare nut?

Durn, hope I haven't hosed muh hard lines... could always RE-flare the ends, right, only lose a couple mm? Pipes came a bit long, had to do a little large radius bending to get the ends to be near-neutral in their fitting holes.

Rained out for tonight, tomorrow I'll bleed the fronts, refill the MC rez, then start bleeding from the right-rear with my $10 ShAmazon hand-vac pump. #LeakCheck

 

[Uncle Gump]

I don't have enough experience with stainless to give you an educated answer.

I would think if they had proper flares just tighten them up like steel line. If they leak... back em off a bit and tighten them again a tad tighter.