A quick Internet search pointed me to:
http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Performance/brakelines.htm
The two common reasons cited for braided SS brake line failure:
* Stainless steel lines have been known to fail when dirt gets between the
outer braid and the Teflon lining
* The ends separate from the tubing on cheaper sets
The page goes into a little bit more detail, as well as discussing some
failures.
Jarrod
At 12:27 PM 11/17/1999 , Chris Marsh wrote:
>I'm not sure why, but I know of several cases where braided steel brake
>lines broke, I don't know of ANY where regular rubber OEM hoses did the same
>thing, anybody know why?
>
>Chris Marsh
>
> >
> >Paul,
> >
> >Why would stainless steel be MORE prone to wear and abrasion than OEM
> >rubber? I'd think it'd be the opposite!
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Bill Schenker
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Paul Czarnecki <oblique@alum.mit.edu>
> >To: Team.Net <autox@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 6:54 AM
> >Subject: Re: Stock Category brake lines
> >
> >
> > > >other than the brakes are less likely to fail.
> > >
> > > from what I've been told, Stainles Steel (I'm am so tempted to put SS
> > > brake lines) are MORE likely to fail than OEM parts.
> > >
> > > Why? This seems wrong at first.
> > >
> > > The reason is that stainless steel lines are very subject to
> > > abrasion. Road racing teams that use generally consider them to be a
> > > maintenance item, you replace them once a season or whatever. The
> > > street driver, who installed them years ago, has since driven through
> > > all sorts of road crap etc and never thinks to check/replace them.
> > > Even the road racers makes this mistake. There was a big fireball of
> > > a race car at Lime Rock a few years back. It had stainless steel
> > > fuel lines (for safety!) but it abrades along the undercarraige.
> > >
> > > So, don't assume that stainless is safer. Properly maintained it is,
> > > but it is often not properly maintained.
> > >
> > >
> > > pZ
> > > --
> > > Paul Czarnecki
> >
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Jarrod Igou jigou@dmreg.infi.net OR bluegsr@hotmail.com
1999 Integra GS-R - SuperSonic Blue Pearl
Des Moines, Iowa
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