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| | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 183 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 183 | When I took my 52 Chevy 3100 to my mechanic for some work, he said that the flexible rubber brake lines on the front wheels were badly deteriorated and needed to be replaced. I had replaced them several years ago when I installed stainless steel brake lines. After a few years I noticed the outer rubber coverings on them was starting to peel off. But to my eye the braided steel underneath the rubber seemed in good condition so I wasn’t worried about it. The mechanic has replaced them so it’s no longer an issue but I’m wondering what you guys think about how unsafe they were just because the rubber coating was coming off. I could see that without the rubber coating the steel would be exposed to the elements but no more than the rest of the brake lines. I can’t imagine that the loss of the rubber substantially weakened the woven steel line underneath.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | A lot of the race cars I built ran SS armored flex brake lines without a rubber covering over the braid. Those lines probably had a pressure rating far in excess of a normal rubber covered flex line. My only concern about a street machine might be exposure to rain, road grime, and salt that a racer probably wouldn't encounter.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 451 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 451 | There are DOT approved/labeled premade stainless braided/teflon brake lines available for our trucks, I have them on my 46. I believe the clear plastic over the stainless is to keep abrasives (dirt) from working into the braiding, and makes them DOT compliant
Chuck
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,252 | Dirt and contaminants getting between the rubber cover and braid, accelerates the rate of wear on the assembly and braid. We don't even allow cracked covers on any of our hydraulic systems. And usually, is the outside cover is starting to disintegrate, the inner is the same age. Which leads to wear and contamination of your other brake parts. On a hydraulic system, even more critical for all the valving involved. I use the comparison because brake systems are a simple hydraulic system. | | |
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