[s-cars] SS line failures yet again

[Huw Powell]

>>"Some wear"?  Care to describe that more specifically?  If you mean "wear"
>>as in rubbing or some other abrasion, there's another problem.  If you mean
>>cracking or other signs of weathering, that's waaaay early for the kind of
>>wear leading to failure.
> 
> Wear as in some cracking in the outer rubber.  I did not remember them being
> that bad when I looked at them but enough to warrant replacement at the next
> service. The post mortem of the failure looks as if the cracking was more
> substantial than I had thought.  The other side had similer cracks when I
> replaced them after the accident. Nothing that looked like the damn thing
> was going to explode.   

Ever read the shop manual specs on brake fluid pressures?  As I recall, 
they are in the 2000-3000 psi range...

(nervous about the SS lines I put on my coupe years ago - at least OEM 
lines are easy to examine for flaws!)

-- 
Huw Powell

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