So I just did my brakes on my cav (powerslots rotors and hawk pads). I was also planning on doing the russell stainless steel brake lines at the same time however when I was disconnecting the hose from the hard line I was finding it very difficult to turn the nut. I followed the Haynes manual and used a flare nut wrench (12 mm was the one that fit, maybe the size was wrong), but as I started to try and loosen the nut off I could feel it begin to slip on me. At that point I stopped and decided not to replace the lines at the time because I didn't want to do any damage.

Now I am must curious how other people broke this nut loose?

VERY VERY VERY carefully. its a pain in the butt. most of the time they are siezed up and you strip the nut, i soaked mine in PB blaster for a week before i touched them.

Yah, definitely seized . I have seen what happens when you @!#$ up in high school mechanics, I had to replace a whole brake line cause of someones screw up.

Is it easy to replace the nut on the cavs if it becomes stripped? Just cut the line and reflare a new one on or does the whole line need to be replaced? And is it a possibility to use vice grips for better grip?

pretty sure i used vice grips one a friend of mines cav. if its a last resort then go for it. cant get any worse.

Like I asked before is it a possibility to replace the nuts if they become heavily stripped? Or does it require the whole line to be replaced

You can try to replace just the nut, but you need a good quality flare tool to work with OEM hard line. I mean the $100 set, not a $24.99 Pep Boys special. I have used a torch on brake lines before, but unless you also have the flare tool just in case, I wouldn't recommend it. Besides, you'll end up flushing the entire system after boiling the fluid, not just bleeding it.




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