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Re: T&T: flare tool for Hynautic steering

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Rudy and Jill
Thu, Aug 20, 2015 12:17 PM

Jack, I believe that the standard flare kits that you can get at automotive parts stores, even Harbor Freight, have the flare angle that is used in your system, but I'd check with Teleflex/Hynautic first.

I've been using a flaring kit from Harbor Freight for years and the only problem that I have with it is that I have to compress the flare twice, rotating it in the die some after the first compression, prior to compressing it a second time. This isn't the same thing as a double flare. I don't know why this particular flare equipment has to been used this way other than to suspect that the matching faces are not perfectly formed. A more expensive kit might alievitate this problem, but once I became aware of the need, it isn't a problem to do so.

Rudy and Jill
Stuart, FL
Briney Bug- a 34 foot sail-assisted trawler
850-832-7748

Jack, I believe that the standard flare kits that you can get at automotive parts stores, even Harbor Freight, have the flare angle that is used in your system, but I'd check with Teleflex/Hynautic first. I've been using a flaring kit from Harbor Freight for years and the only problem that I have with it is that I have to compress the flare twice, rotating it in the die some after the first compression, prior to compressing it a second time. This isn't the same thing as a double flare. I don't know why this particular flare equipment has to been used this way other than to suspect that the matching faces are not perfectly formed. A more expensive kit might alievitate this problem, but once I became aware of the need, it isn't a problem to do so. Rudy and Jill Stuart, FL Briney Bug- a 34 foot sail-assisted trawler 850-832-7748