Review on 🔧 Cal-Van Tools Double and Bubble Flare Kit: All-in-One Solution for Multi-Sized Applications (82900) by Saradhi Suter

Product appears to be a good deal for the money but buyers should beware. The "yoke knot", which has a spindle that presses down and makes a bell, is slanted. It must be machined so that it is at a 90 degree angle to the bar/bit into which it is pressed. So if you're lucky you might be able to make a few flares, but most will leak. I contacted the seller and he got in touch with the manufacturer. Cal Van said it should be. There is no guarantee for you here if the manufacturer says that an inferior defective part is actually not a defective part. I was only going to replace the yoke assembly, but now I understand that the replacement is likely to be just as inferior and the manufacturer is not responsible for their product. It's a shame as it won't take much time to finish this particular part properly, but it does require some quality control. It seems this isn't enough for Cal Wan. For this reason I would stay away from Cal Van products. It seems you might get lucky, but the odds are not in the consumer's favor. How can they be when the product is for marriage? Although the seller was responsive and the order shipped quickly, it seems at this point they are just shifting the blame. I'll put a little more effort into finding a solution, but based on the initial replies I've received, I'd say Cal Van doesn't care about the quality of their products or the people who buy them and want to use their products. I have bought many tools in my life and when I come across a company that is so unresponsive or caring I will never buy from them again no matter how good their future tools may be. There are companies that make good tools and care about keeping their customers. It's not one of them, and it's not worth the time and hassle just to save $20. You really have to pay for the frustration of trying to align something that isn't and then leaking after installing a very complicated brake line. I've attached a picture of the yoke knot and as you can see it's about 1/4" on one side and 7/16" on the other. You can get some flares to work, but what you really need to do is tighten the yoke and then almost strip the threads on the pipe connectors when you connect the lines so they don't leak. I only used 3/16" on cupro-nickel so it would probably be a lot harder to do this with regular steel brake hose. A clamp on the stem held the hose in place but not sure how long it lasted took until it wore out before it started I've only done double expansions and I suspect it would be even harder to ensure the bubble flash didn't leak.