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Re: Brake Lines

To: Michael McBeth <mmcbeth@peacock.ca>
Subject: Re: Brake Lines
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 21:21:58 -0600
Back when, I re-plumbed the rear axle on my race car using some bend-to-fit
brake tubing and one side sheared off shortly after installation twice due to
vibration. The third time I put some hose clamps further up the rear axle tube,
which changed the resonant frequency of the line enough to keep it from doing
that. Vibration is a killer, and stress risers like swaging marks, crimps, and
the like are ideal places for cracks to start.

Theo

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