Advice for getting stainless brake lines to stop leaking at the ABS

turbo_bu

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Just swapped out the original brake lines on my 2004 K2500 with the Dorman stainless pre-bent ones. Got them all in OK, but am having some issues getting two of the fittings to stop weeping at the ABS unit. The other three do not weep at all. Anyone have any tricks to getting them to stop? I am afraid of over tightening them which might result in cracking the either the ABS or the double flare. Do the stainless double flares need that much force to get them to seat?
 

six5creed

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When I did mine I had one leaking and had to tighten it past what I wanted to so it would stop, but it stopped.
 

CaptPhil

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I had one leaking slightly as well, just did them about two months ago. I just tightened it more. The line itself I wasn't worried about, it is pretty flexible, I was more worried about the nut, but it stopped leaking so all good.

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