How to Make Double and Bubble flares

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Richard Spaulding

3 жыл бұрын

Friends in this video I am going to share the technique I use to make tubing flares along with some of the tools I use.

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@BADD400 3 жыл бұрын

Rick this the best video I have seen for flaring lines. Thank you for posting this video.

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks once again for your kind words. I wanted to post a video on flaring a long time ago but there were lots of videos on the subject. I was watching some of them this week as I realized no one prepares the cut off tube like I think it should be so I decided to post my version. Thanks for watching.

@codyd7524 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely concur. I've watched a few flaring videos, and this is by far the most articulate and precise presentation I've seen. Thanks for uploading this Rick. @@richardspaulding5035

@richardtidd2738 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for a clear step by step video. My 1998 low mileage Ford E350 blew a front brake line and I am confident it will be fixed correctly and for less $$ than the local auto garage. Thank you Richard.

@richardspaulding5035 8 ай бұрын

Let me know how you make out.

@nielsvanbroekhoven5850 2 жыл бұрын

Very very clear video, Richard! Thanks!! I will give it a go next week!

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Niels; Let me know how it goes for you. Thanks for watching.

@Mel-ml7eg 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, through watching the video, my flaring of brake lines has improved so much, good info as well about the actual nuts i never realised there was a difference, that info helped a lot as well, good clear explanations from start to finish.

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Mel; I am glad you found the information useful. Thanks for watching.

@odirelengmashebemashebe3449 Жыл бұрын

great video indeed. thank you for sharing. I have a flaring business going on because of this video.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

How about a piece of the action. LOL

@retiredferd Жыл бұрын

Excellent Tutorial!! Thank You!

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

When I started out as a young mechanic there was a lot of call for making flares and working with brake lines. In those days and up until the late 90s once a vehicle approached 10 years old the brake lines would start to fail. On the vehicles of today you almost never see it as the tubing is made of a much more corrosion resistant material. It is becoming sort of a lost skill.

@nicmasterdude 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Saved me some money!

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nic; Glad you found the video helpful

@jhawkins4412 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I like the fact you show the steps done the OLD SCHOOL way. It just seems to be the better way. For example how you squared up the tubing.

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks for the comment by the way. I learned back in the 70s as a young mechanic that if you don't take the time to square up the tube you get a flare that is off center. Most of the time they will seal anyway but sometimes not.

@JohnLee-ln6no Жыл бұрын

Sir, You are a good teacher,, Thank you indeed.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Many of the young people that were hired by my shop were given to me for training. They all loved to make fun of me, the old man, however when they wanted to know how to do something, I was the one they came to see.

@tstuart7333 Жыл бұрын

super production. thank you for lesson learned.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, as a young mechanic just starting out, I wondered why all my flares came out crooked. I soon realized it was the preparation or the lack thereof was the issue.

@tomvincent5596 8 ай бұрын

Many thanks. This is the informative video I was looking for, this will help me with my project. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Tom

@richardspaulding5035 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words tom, I would be interested to know what your project is?

@tomvincent5596 8 ай бұрын

@richardspaulding5035 Just started restoring a mk2 1989 golf. She is a bit of a mess. Found a few holes😮😂. But already can see the brake lines will need renewing front to back

@qzorn4440 3 жыл бұрын

hi, very nice video... this info works great for fixing my dodge pickup brake lines... now for my tractor lines... thanks..:)

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words q zorn; And thanks for watching my channel.

@johnecker4217 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard for showing me how to make a double flare and a bubble flare with the same tool. I own a 2002 f150 and I am in the process of replacing the "rear-rearward" (that's what it's called, lol) brake line . Well this brake line can be purchased ready to install, but the price was $50+ for just this one line! But I have other lines to replace so I bought a 25ft roll of co/ni brake line with fittings and that tool from Amazon for around $30. BUT THEN I GOT THE BRAKE LINE OFF AND TO MY SUPRISE IT HAD A DOUBLE FLARE ON ONE END AND A BUBBLE FLARE ON THE OTHER END! I would have had to buy another tool to make the bubble flare if it wasn't for your excellent video , thank you again for sharing your wisdom 😀 👍

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John; You will love the Nicop tubing. Very easy to work with and it refuses to kink. Thanks for watching and keep in touch.

@johnecker4217 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardspaulding5035 Your welcome Richard. I just wanted to give you an update. I fix my brakes thanks to this video. And your right, that nickel/copper brake line was so easy to work with, you can bend it with ease and it doesn't kink. Thank you again for sharing your noilege.

@cardo1111 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work and demo 👍🏽

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cardo

@greershaw6169 2 жыл бұрын

Informative video. Thanks

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greer; I am glad you found the video interesting. Thanks for watching.

@MrUbiquitousTech 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing. Always good to see and hear other's method's and advice. FWIW the Chinese kits may not be as bad as you think. I've had my Harbor Freight kit in use since the late 90's or possibly early 2000's and it's still in great shape. Not a shop environment of course, but an active DYIer.

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

That is the key intermittent use, A lot of the inexpensive kits are made for the occasional DYI guy.

@MrUbiquitousTech 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardspaulding5035 Yes, but it does show they last a lot more than just one use.

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrUbiquitousTech Oh yes, as long as the tool is not abused. Now that I am retired I do not have access to the pro equipment from the shop. I have since purchased a number of tool kits. They have all held up very well. Like my wheel bearing kit for instance, it has held up quite nicely as I always lubricate the jack screw and crank it by hand. However several people have wrote that they have stripped that jack screw on the very first use. I think this is because they likely used a power tool without any lubrication.

@WesB1972 Жыл бұрын

Not all Chinese tools are junk. We hire the Chinese to build this junk.I Have a machine shop and bought some Insize metric micrometers that are as quality made as any of the vintage "made in USA" micrometers that I own. Greedy corporations in this country hire them to build junk!!!!!!

@tl1635 3 жыл бұрын

Bought my kit from Amazon for $22. Did a whole silverado no problems with it. Works fine.

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad that worked out for you. I purchased my kit in the 1970s when they still made tools to last. Thanks for watching

@davidsprocket5141 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I try to use the old nuts that way they always fit. I have encountered auto parts people that don't know that the nuts for double and bubble flares are different. They should watch your video. I guess that you could put a double flare nut in the tubing clamp (flat side up) and file the nut down flat. A bit of oil on the thread and the tip of the tool press helps. A mess on your bench?! HA.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

I have done that a lot over the years regarding re using the old nuts. In recent times I have ordered assortments on eBay. I agree about the parts store clerks. If you were to walk into your local parts store and ask for a 10mm double flare nut you get some pretty puzzled looks. You might as well try to call the north pole and ask to speak to Santa Clause.

@robinbanks183 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks robin; I am glad you found the video helpful

@dontaya8203 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thumbs up

@FXRChristopher 2 жыл бұрын

great video. Tried to find the guages on ebay but no luck. Wondering if you could share the link?

@richardspaulding5035 2 жыл бұрын

Christopher, in the search window just type in: (Brake Line Fitting Size Gauge) lots of options will pop up.

@peterkristensen4811 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@richardspaulding5035 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watchng

@DIYVariety 3 жыл бұрын

When would you use each of these . Or just use the double flare.

@richardspaulding5035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question; In most cases you don't have a choice. You must use the type of flare that was in use in the component you are replacing. I recently replaced a master cylinder, the output lines used a bubble flare. if I were replacing those lines I would in turn have to make a bubble flares. I recently had to replace the brake lines from front to rear on a BMW, in that instance a double flare was called for. Most unions (a fitting that joins to lines together) use double fares. I hope that answers your question. Thanks for watching my channel.

@rbhaynes100 10 ай бұрын

😊😊

@richardspaulding5035 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@lamarolson6746 7 ай бұрын

Paid 9.99 harbor freight for mine it works great no issues nothing broke

@richardspaulding5035 7 ай бұрын

After some 30 odd years of use the handle broke on the tool I had purchased in the 1970s. As a result, I purchased one off the shelves at a local auto parts store. That tool turned out to be made of very soft metal ad was pretty much useless. I then found a way to repair my old one so I could continue using it as that was the tool you saw in the video. Apparently because the one I had recently purchased turned out to be junk I made the incorrect assumption that all the new ones were junk. Thanks for the post, I will check out the Harbor Freight tool.

@gl1112 9 ай бұрын

How long it take you couple days to finish this flare daaam already

@richardspaulding5035 9 ай бұрын

Haste makes waste.

@ronyerke9250 6 ай бұрын

So metal shavings and WD40 mix well with brake fluid?

@richardspaulding5035 6 ай бұрын

Obviously, you blow the line out. Dah!

@ronyerke9250 6 ай бұрын

@@richardspaulding5035 WD40 will leave a residue. It needs to be washed out. It's a solvent, but not a good cleaner.

@richardspaulding5035 6 ай бұрын

@ronyerke9250 Been doing this stuff since 1970s. Never worried about residues. You must be a millennial. LOL

@ronyerke9250 6 ай бұрын

@richardspaulding5035 Just trying to watch out for the millennials. Most of them won't read the comments, so the "goes without saying" stuff really needs to be included in the videos. There's really not much in life that actually goes without saying for these people, many of whom grew up without fathers to show them what's what.

@richardspaulding5035 6 ай бұрын

@ronyerke9250 I understand your concern. I have had many complaints that my videos are too long, and I talk too much. I can't cover every aspect of every job. I expect people to have some measure of common sense or they should not attempt to pick up a wrench. Enjoyed the back and forth. By all means, don't be a stranger.

@user-tn1hk6zm2freedom 7 ай бұрын

Where do you get that tubing?

@richardspaulding5035 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question AJ. It is an alloy consisting of nickel and copper. It is very strong and extremely easy to work with. It is called Nicopp and I order it on Ebay. It comes in all the standard diameters. You can get it in 25 or 50 foot coils.

@user-tn1hk6zm2freedom 7 ай бұрын

Ok. Thank you! @@richardspaulding5035

@leiladaquil6587 Жыл бұрын

Use pipe cutter to eliminate filing

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Leila, I use a pipe cutter from time to time and I still do the filing. I want the flattest squarest end I can get.

@manifold1476 Жыл бұрын

3:13 "So I've *gone "AHEAD" and* installed a special lens on my GoPro* camera. "The GoPro's don't do a very good job of close up shots, so this lens helps out." Observation: ----> The lens doesn't do a very good job of correcting that situation.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Thank's

@thwaller4955 Жыл бұрын

Only thing here is that the bubble flare this creates is not quite the same as you get with an actual ISO/DIN bubble flare tool. I understand that this short cut might work for some, but it has also failed many others. I think it should at least be made clear to viewers that this is not the proper way to make a bubble flare, and doing this is knowingly using a short cut to get a result that is close. I personally have the tool shown here (mine is OLD Sears branded) and the OTC ISO bubble flaring tool, since for me, getting close does not give me comfort with brake lines, I want the proper flare to the best I am able to do. Having both tools allows me to speak from experience, doing and seeing the results to not be exactly the same. Otherwise, great video showing the details of the process, so many flares fail due to not properly squaring the line, deburring, etc.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I am an old dog. Been doing it that way since the 1970s.

@fahren1962 Жыл бұрын

Merci, mais avec une meilleure mise au point ça aurait été mieux.

@richardspaulding5035 Жыл бұрын

Je ne parle pas français, j'utilise google translate, merci pour le commentaire. Je vais très certainement travailler à améliorer la mise au point de la caméra sur mes futures vidéos. C'est très agréable d'avoir des nouvelles de mes amis en France.

@rhymes_with_i_dig 8 ай бұрын

Nice video except very poor focus.

@richardspaulding5035 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have since purchased a special Lense that will allow for better closeups.

@aklein318 10 ай бұрын

That's funny. You couldn't find a new handle because "new tools are junk" to fix your broken tool..... so high quality it broke.

@richardspaulding5035 10 ай бұрын

You must understand, I have been using that tool for almost 50 years! I had purchased it in the 1970s. When the handle finally broke some years ago, I went out and got a new one. That one only lasted me a few weeks, so I decided to repair my old one and am still using it.