[1969] Front Brake Hoses

[Alma Quesnel]

Thanks everyone who responded. I used a method suggested by a group member and it worked very well. 

I purchased a used 1/4” drive, 7/16” socket for 50 cents and modified it by grinding a pair of flat areas around the top part of socket (the 1/4” drive end) to accept an open end 9/16 wrench then cutting a slot thru the side to fit over the tube.

Jim

> On Feb 28, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Alma Quesnel <almajim at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I’ve had to replace the rubber brake hoses on my ‘69. I purchased them from Clark’s. I discovered that the repro front hoses have a much shorter wrench flat area on the flare nut than the OEM items. I can’t fit my flare nut wrench to tighten the fitting. Very irritating!
> 
> I’m sure I’m not the only one to have run into this problem. Has anyone come up with a way of dealing with this? Perhaps a specialized tool or some method of being able to properly torque the fitting?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Jim
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