[urq] [s-cars] SS line failures yet again

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Most cars I've ever had were equipped with SS lines.  My current S4 has now had 120k miles put on it with the same set of SS lines.
 
In fact, the only car I've ever had that had a brake line failure was an OE rubber line on a '69 Camaro.  I had to run it into a parking post to stop it.
 
Dave 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com
To: brett at cloud9.net
Cc: urq at audifans.com; s-car-list at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
Sent: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] SS line failures yet again


Properly manufactured SS lines are fine for the street.  To me, this means
lines that are properly swaged and changed at least once a year.  People
like to think that race car performance should have street car maintenance.
It's all part of the game.

Change them once a year and keep fresh fluid in them.  Not to mention taking
at least a quick glance at every oil change.

Joe

On 8/12/06, Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
>
> Scotty D sent me a post to an Audiworld thread where a guy lost his
> brakes because a line burst (the lines came from Blau, by the way.)
> Other horror stories followed- one was a guy who nearly plowed over
> some kids at a school crosswalk.
>
> When will people learn?  How many failures and "close calls" will it
> take to convince people that stainless steel lines are not
> appropriate for the street?
>
> Brett
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