Good brake line flaring tool?

[Banjer Picker]

Do you guys have any recommendations on a good brake line flaring tool?

My cheap Northern Tool version bit the dust today and was always a bit of a PITA to use anyway.

Is there one out there that makes easy work of it?

Thanks!

Brandon Roper

 

[Rusty_S85]

This is the one I use.

https://www.eastwood.com/professional-brake-tubing-flaring-tool.html

I keep it at work and use it quite a bit, makes perfect flares every time. Eastwood also has a hydraulic flare tool for use on the vehicle that has a hand lever pump.

https://www.eastwood.com/fairmount-hydraulic-flaring-tool.html

Or if you want something a bit on the more cost effective side they also have manual style but you have to purchase them in the specific size you need.

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-on-car-flaring-tool-for-3-16-tubing.html

 

[73azbronco]

The top one from Eastwood above, throw all the others away.

It makes tubes so easy I just wanted to keep[ flaring things, making bubble ends, etc

 

[House]

Third vote for Eastwood.
LOL

 

[SteveL]

Those are pretty nice. Summit also sells a similar one

 

[Steve83]

I like that turret flaring tool, and it looks like it's made by TGR for the same price:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HOXH242

The cheap one is slightly cheaper in this brand:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RTG5HTM

 

[Jamie Chriss]

The Eastwood one worked very well! I just did new stainless lines could not have been any easier.

 

[Jfryjfry]

Ridgid 345 double flare tool is a very very good, affordable tool. Double check that it can do stainless if that is what you’d be using though. What’s really nice is you can use it in situ much easier than a lot of the large ones.

 

[bronkenn]

The Eastwoods are nice if your doing all your lines in the vice. If you are doing them on the vehicle the Mastercool ones work really good.https://www.toolpan.com/Mastercool-...9740809603571&utm_content=GSAPI 5be47f1e5283e

 

[welndmn]

You guys buy some fancy tools!

I have this one
https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-243...=gateway&sprefix=Brake+flare+,aps,200&sr=8-12

It is leaps and bounds above the old 'Bar and pin' that most of us bought at an auto parts store.
I do wonder how it compares to the $200 ones, but I don't flare enough lines to justify the cost.

 

[yakelys69]

Can the turret style be used for EFI fuel lines?

 

[Boss Hugg]

picker, don't forget to put the nut on the line first!

 

[Steve83]

Can the turret style be used for EFI fuel lines?

If you're using metal lines with flare fittings, I guess. But why would anyone do that? Hard nylon lines are much better, cheaper, easier...

 

[bknbronco]

i wenty to oreillys.....they rent that tool....i didnt rent it but instead just did the flare at there regester counter.....verry simple and free

 

[Broncobowsher]

Mastercool

 

[Justafordguy]

You guys buy some fancy tools!

I have this one
https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-243...=gateway&sprefix=Brake+flare+,aps,200&sr=8-12

It is leaps and bounds above the old 'Bar and pin' that most of us bought at an auto parts store.
I do wonder how it compares to the $200 ones, but I don't flare enough lines to justify the cost.

That's a great deal and OEM Tools are good quality.

 

[KyleQ]

The eastwood flare tool is awesome, makes flaring fun and fast.