Team,
I could really use some advice on my 1970. Due to heavily rusted brake lines, seized calipers, and other issues with the original brake system, I decided to completely replace the entire brake system. I purchased new everything, had the calipers rebuilt, and used Inline Tube's stainless lines. Today was the day to bleed the system! Whoo hoo! Everything was great until we found a leak, then another, and another. In the end, about 1/3 of my new connections leaked at the double flared ends. These leaks occurred just using a vacuum bleeder and not even under braking pressure. I thought I had been meticulous fastening the connections, and I am flabbergasted to have so many leaks.
Can the group PLEASE help with some advice on what I might have done wrong, and provide any insight to the proper way to connect the lines to the assorted components? In general I made sure the male threads at the line flares started easily in each female thread, could screw in by hand, and that the mating surfaces were clean.
Thank you, Brian Hornberger