On Jan 15, 2:55*am, "Wild_Bill" wrote:
If the brake line needs to be cut off to get the line nut free, and a
6-point socket doesn't work, an Irwin extractor socket will very likely get
the line nut out.

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...prodId=IrwinPr....

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WB

Thanks, I hadn't seen those.

Mine was slow to make but the 6-sided compression left the brake line
fitting reuseable afterwards, though I replaced the line. I made
another larger one to remove the hollow nut that connects the EGR tube
to the exhaust manifold.

jsw