I have a 1992 5.7 l chevy conversion van. Last year during my inspection the mechanic said that I needed to have some brake lines replaced as the old ones had rusted out. I paid the guy 300 and he replaced 3 brake lines. Just this past month I was replacing my rotors and while inspecting the b…

They owe you all of your money back and an apology to boot, followed by your never having them touch any vehicle that belongs to you ever again. They may balk at giving you your money back but if you take them to small claims court they should be toast if you have the receipt and print out some tec…

Ditto what they said. Compression fittings are a no-no on a braking system. I don’t think I would let them work on your van again unless the original work was done by a helper and the owner/chief mechanic is willing to do it himself the correct way (at no charge). And only if he is ASE certified in …

And this “mechanic” is a State Vehicle Inspector??? He will of course swear he never installed the compression fittings. Did he strip the flare fitting retaining nuts (round them off) and then resort to cutting the lines and using the compression fittings to cover his incompetence?

yes, they are a Massachusetts state licensed inspection station! The owner and his partner (brother I think) both worked on my van together while I waited across the street. What about all of the other cars these guys have worked on? Am I morally obligated to make sure they don’t keep fixing brake …

About this time last year this guy inspected my van and failed me and told me I had to have 3 brake lines replaced and insisted it wasn’t safe to drive. So I paid him, he replaced my brake lines, and passed me. Then, a couple weeks ago, I went down and asked him if he could make me up a short piece …

I would contact whoever in your state supervises the inspection program and inform them of this. This person needs to go back to Grease Monkey where he belongs… Installing compression fittings on brake lines is not permissible, that’s all there is to it. I’m retired now, but I held 5 ASE certificat…

Here’s a good place to start: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocamodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoca&b=terminalcontent&f=resolve_a_problem&csid=Eoca First, check the “Information Page” link and then “Auto repair” Then go back to the original page and scroll down to section 4 and click on the link for “Li…

I would definitely push this and try to get your money back first. If these guys did this to your car then who knows what unsafe things they’ve done to other vehicles, and not just brake lines either. Suspension parts such as ball joint stud nuts pinned, if at all, with a paper clip or a high pres…

Let’s hold off here a minute. Are you sure what you’re seeing aren’t compression fittings, but in fact flare fitting couplers? They do look alike. And are perfectly fine for brake line repair. Tester

Yes, I’m pretty sure they are compression fittings, though I guess I can’t know for sure until I disassemble them. This is based off of the fact that I know the mechinic doesn’t have a double flaring tool, and when they made up a short peice of brake line for me they did use a compression fitting th…

Compression fitting on brake lines

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mr_josh November 23, 2007, 11:50pm 24

In your last photo (CloseUp2), where you’ve circled the red compression union… directly ABOVE that, there are two steel lines joined correctly with a flare union. THAT is how it’s supposed to be done.

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