Steel Braided Brake Lines

[Ameer Antar]

 
 
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Date: 11/1/07 11:20:01 PM
Subject: RE: Steel Braided Brake Lines
From: Ameer Antar <antar at comcast.net>
To: Vittorio Bares <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
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What about covering           them with plastic tubing, like heat shrink? Won't
look as cool, but           you could probably get it completely sealed, esp.
with a little           silicone at the ends. Pretty sure you can get clear
heat shrink at a           good electrical supply shop.

-Ameer

----- Original Message           -----

>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007           13:01:58 -0400
>From: "Vittorio           Bares" <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
>Subject: RE: Steel           Braided Brake Lines
>To:           <quattro at audifans.com>
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> It's the rally           car...lots of sand/grit involved. Most everyone uses
SS
>lines in the woods.           Never heard of the trapped grit issue. Doesn't
mean
>it doesn't exist -           just never heard of it.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Vittorio
>
>-----Original           Message-----
>From:           quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
>On Behalf Of David           Ullrich
>Sent: Thursday,           November 01, 2007 12:40 PM
>To:           quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Steel           Braided Brake Lines
>
>My recommendation?           Unless it is a dedicated track car and you are
>willing to change           them out seasonally...don't use them. The braided
>cover traps grit and           sand which then chafes/erodes the underlying
rubber
>line. And with the           covering, you have no way to SEE what condition
they
>are in....until it's           too late and you blow a line in mid brake.
>
>Dave
>1987 CGT 2.3 (ng)           (for sale)
>Baltimore, MD
>
>
>On 11/1/07, Vittorio           Bares <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any recommendations           for sourcing these (4ktq) ?
>>
>> I've seen varying           prices from $22 per, to $50 per...
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Vittorio Bares