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Originally Posted by adamdrives
I'm concerned that I may have damaged the threads from over tightening the hard line connections. if I'm not able to stop the leak, I'm not sure what my options would be. All I can think of is trying to remove the lines and get silicon tape around the fittings.
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Teflon tape not likely to help in this situation. Teflon tape is for tapered pipe thread; these fittings are more like brake line fittings, kind of a reversed inverted flare. The seal takes place between the male flare and the female cone seat. The threads only hold the connection mechanically.
Thread tape is appropriate for use on tapered threads, where the sealing force is a wedge action from the deforming threads.