Dylan Galvin
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Zinc? Steel? Copper? Discs in front, re-lining the whole system.
Hmm, looks like they don't make lines for my 66 Monaco, just some hoses and the parking brake cables. I'll have to keep them in mind for various mounting tabs and trans cooler stuff. Thanks for the tip on the materialYou might want to look into this vendor before you make your own.
Inline Tube | Preformed Lines, Brake Products, DIY & Restoration Parts
Oh, and it's steel tubing.
Yeah I've heard you can manipulate that stuff like butter, but it sounds like steel will be the better bet for longevity. ThxStainless looks pretty but thats it.
Very hard material and leak at the fittings.
You can round off the flare nuts tightening them and still leak.
Stainless does not have the crush value which helps seal the flare against the fitting.
I recommend standard steel line and a good flare tool kit. Done right, last for years.
For ease of installation at my work for example nickle plated copper lines are easy to work with.
Hope this helps
Yeah I've heard you can manipulate that stuff like butter, but it sounds like steel will be the better bet for longevity. Thx
Stainless looks pretty but thats it.
Very hard material and leak at the fittings.
You can round off the flare nuts tightening them and still leak.
Stainless does not have the crush value which helps seal the flare against the fitting.
I recommend fabricating your own lines using standard steel line and a good flare tool kit. Done right, last for years.
For ease of installation at my work for example nickle plated copper lines are easy to work with.
Hope this helps
Stainless looks pretty but thats it.
Very hard material and leak at the fittings.
You can round off the flare nuts tightening them and still leak.
Stainless does not have the crush value which helps seal the flare against the fitting.
I recommend fabricating your own lines using standard steel line and a good flare tool kit. Done right, last for years.
For ease of installation at my work for example nickle plated copper lines are easy to work with.
Hope this helps
Their site is a pain.Well uh, I've already got the tools and line on order and they've shipped by now. Maybe if I manage to screw up colossally then I'll go for that inline tube pre-made line. Wasnt aware it was available in that catalog, just looked on the site.
Zinc coated steel is OEM. NEVER use copper for a brake line. It will crack under stress. There are copper coated steel lines available.
I prefer stainless steel. It can be difficult to work with as stated but with proper tools and patience it will be there forever. One less thing to worry about.
Yep, far from it. Our US Navy uses copper/nickel piping in the high pressure seawater systems on board our warships (there are several systems that use seawater, I won't elaborate here). The piping is impervious to EVERYTHING, massively strong, and the pipe and its fittings are massively expensive....rightly so.Copper Nickel brake line is not copper......
Most of those USN systems also incorporate iron, yielding inconel, the mix I remember most is Inconel 600.Yep, far from it. Our US Navy uses copper/nickel piping in the high pressure seawater systems on board our warships (there are several systems that use seawater, I won't elaborate here). The piping is impervious to EVERYTHING, massively strong, and the pipe and its fittings are massively expensive....rightly so.
Most of those USN systems also incorporate iron, yielding inconel, the mix I remember most is Inconel 600.