On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:21:37 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 2/7/2012 7:55 PM, wrote:
BINGO! Steel brake line will crack with a single flare, it's pretty hard stuff

It has to be to take the high pressures. I've seen the result of Billy
Bob the trailer mechanic trying to use copper tubing for a brake line. o_O

TDD

While we're on this subject, the brake line on my mother's car broke
when I applied the brakes Just in front of the left rear tire On a
'58 Ford.

The mechanic told her that it had broken becaues she needed new brake
shoes. There is no truth to that, is there?