Maybe it is an old wife's tale but I have been advised not to use SS
braided brake hoses on street cars as the braiding can chafe and damage
the rubber hose underneath.
Charles Hill
On 12/27/2011 7:47 PM, Glenn Schnittke wrote:
> I'm kind of puzzled by that one, too, Paul. I've had them on my car
> (daily driver for almost ten years) with no problem. I'm coming up on
> an overhaul and I'd like to know your definition of 'routine' and your
> sources.
>
> As long as the threaded diameter on the Goodrich hoses fit the ID of
> the bulkhead tabs and there is enough flat area to fit a serrated lock
> washer there shouldn't be any problem. I've run into lots of cars that
> no longer have the locking plate and have not had any come back as
> long as TWO lock washers are used.
>
> Glenn
>
>> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Goodridge SS brake hoses
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>> Then it's the wrong one. SS braided hoses shouldn't be used anyway,
>> unless
>> you are going to replace them on a routine basis.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> I am trying to fit the front Goodridge SS brake hoses on my 1973
>>> MGB. The
>>> front Goodridge hoses have a smaller fitting where the hose attaches to
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