[Shotimes] flexible brake lines

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

That's what I was afraid of.  Doesn't look easy.  Oh well.  Nothin'
to it but to do it.  : )


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




"Kevin & Cheryl Airth" <clubairth@peoplepc.com> wrote on 01/05/2004 
02:20:05 PM:

> Mike:
>  When I made my stainless flexible steel brake lines. I pried open the 
heavy
> metal bracket, removed the old rubber hose and then bead blasted it and
> painted it. Then I wrapped some rubber around the SS line and recrimped 
the
> bracket back down on the rubber encased line. It's been about 50K miles 
and
> a couple of years with no problems.
> .
> .
> 
> > Anyways, my question concerned replacing the flexible brake
> > lines.  What do you do with the brackets that hold the lines.
> > Reuse the old ones?  Seems like it'd be pretty hard to open them
> > up and them close them again.  I can't imagine the new lines
> > (stainless braided) come with new brackets.  What have people
> > done?
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> >    '96 Brake Upgrade