[urq] SS brake lines

[Todd Phenneger]

I"ve only ever had a failure on a straight plain braided line.  Many of the newer breed of lines have a clear plasic sheath that is bonded at both ends to the rubbber around the metal ends.  I believe the failure I had was caused by dirt getting into the SS Braiding and grinding away inside over 1,000's of cycles.  I'm hoping my newer sheathed ones dont have that problem.  BUT...I'm only at maybe 5-years and 60,000 miles on them so nowhere near where I should expect a failure.

HTH

--- On Mon, 10/31/11, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:

> From: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>
> Subject: [urq] SS brake lines
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Date: Monday, October 31, 2011, 10:46 AM
> Guys-
> who here runs SS brake lines?  How often do you
> replace them?
>  
> I actually had a SS brake line failure several years ago -
> luckily I was
> close by home and was driving slowly - still had some
> braking (from rears I
> guess?)
>  
> I'm replacing my brake system and was thinking I might
> replace the front SS
> lines (as they see more movement/flexing than the rears...)
> - they are about
> 7-8 years old me thinks - maybe 35,000 miles....
>  
> Brandon
> '84 urq 20Vt
>  
>  
>  
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