Couldn't get this pic to post on the post above.

Since I clamp so hard on the tube sometimes the flare sleeve won't slide up. I turned the threads off this fitting. I put the nut in the vice and gently tap the flare until the flare sleve slides all the way up and the fitting is done.

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Last edited by GatorS; 03/29/2019 12:35 AM.
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