[6pack] "Perished" brake lines?

[Joseph Grant]

This is something I would repair.  

You can go with the original rubber replacements or you could upgrade and
get a set of good quality braded lines.  For example, the braded lines I
have are Teflon with stainless braid on the outside.  They will last quite
some time and will not be affected by braking pressure.  

Joe
'72 TR6 - CC77169
http://www.bowtie6.com/


-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Foster,
Stan
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 09:45
To: Phil Beckman; 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] "Perished" brake lines?

Phil, over time rubber degrades. It is as if it dries out, shrinks and
hardens. That is perished. You often see the first signs of this on the
outer
surface of the hose. If you bend the hose slightly you see cracks in the
surface. If the hose is very far gone the cracks are apparent from a
distance.
Eventually the interior rubber breaks down and the hose starts to expand
instead of transferring hydraulic force to the brakes or worst case ruptures
and you lose that circuit, or worse.

Stan