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Date:         Mon, 12 Aug 2002 21:43:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines
Comments: To: vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET
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Interesting. I had heard that the reason that the SS lines don't get DOT approval is because the SS part of the line prevents you from being able to visually inspect the hose for cracks or cuts. Son't know if that is true or not - but that is what someone told me.

Todd '88 Westy

Sean B. wrote:

>The reason that I heard (and this is purely second hand info, so don't >kill me if I'm incorrect) is that there is one test that few state >officials give that SS brake lines fail. They take a brake caliper >attached to a brake line and secure the other end of the line to an >armature. This armature then whips the hell out of the caliper (picture >that medival weapon, I think it's a morning star, with the handle, the >chain and the spiked ball... The handle is the armature, the brake line >the chain, and the caliper the ball). The SS brake lines aren't flexible >enough to put up with that kind of abuse where the rubber lines are. > >I've never really been all that concerned about the SS line failing this >test because if your caliper is flailing around like that, you've got a >lot more to worry about than just that brake line failing. > >Sean B. >'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy >'79 Yamaha 750 Special (still need to get it running) >Torrance, CA >Join the TiiCo registry at >HTTP://www.vgonman.com > >Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote on 08/12/2002 >08:24:06 AM: > > > >>These aren't street legal in some states, and I've always wondered why. >> >> >Can > > >>anyone enlighten me? >>tx, >>bmc :) >>"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...." >> >> >> >> >>>From: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> >>>Reply-To: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> >>>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:20:56 -0500 >>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>>Subject: Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines >>> >>>I haven't actually ordered any myself, but a friend told me that >>> >>> >German > > >>>Parts & Restoration ( http://www.gprparts.com ) has stainless steel >>> >>> >brake > > >>>lines for the Vanagon. From what I remember he said that they were >>> >>> >priced > > >>>very reasonably. >>> >>>I have no experience with these lines on a Vanagon, but I do have >>> >>> >experience > > >>>with them on motorcycles and other cars. They work and they are worth >>> >>> >the > > >>>money. In fact, I plan on installing a set on my Vanagon when I do my >>> >>> >brake > > >>>upgrade. >>> >>>Bruce >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> >>>>Reply-To: Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> >>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>>>Subject: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines >>>>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:41:30 -0700 >>>> >>>>Does anyone have a source for braided steel covered >>>>flexible brakelines for Vanagons? If you have them >>>>installed, were they worth the money you paid for >>>>them? >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>>===== >>>>Tim Hannink >>>>Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition >>>>Winter Park, Florida >>>>http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ >>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers >>>>http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album >>>> >>>>__________________________________________________ >>>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>>HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs >>>>http://www.hotjobs.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >>> >>> >>> > > >


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