brake line repair

MERCURY COUGAR
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THEJUDGE
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I have a 1991 Mercury cougar and the brake line goin to the back is rotted.Is it possible to cut out the rotten part and splice in a new piece using compression fittings or do I have to replace the entire line fron front to back?
Apr 16, 2007 at 1:45 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Dopn't use a compression union. You can splice if you have a line flaring tool, Get a theadded fitting for both sides of the flare and get the brass coupler.
Apr 17, 2007 at 3:55 AM
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