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Old 09-19-2020, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by lust4speed View Post
Large Vice-Grip pliers clamped down solid on the nut and tapped with a hammer always wins and is many times better than even the good flair nut wrenches.
What I've done before is to use both - put the flare nut wrench on the fitting, and then clamp the Vise-Grip onto the wrench end. It will keep the flare nut wrench end from slipping, and you avoid tearing up the nut with the Vise-Grip.

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