Besides that, most cheap tubing materials have a seam in them so they are prone to failure under really high pressures, ie they split open . The proper steel brake line is seamless and doesn't suffer from this problem.
Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Brake lines > Mark, > > Think of the number of cycles of pressure/force the brake lines are > subjected to during the lifetime of your car. Although the lines dont > 'move', these (quite substantial) pressure loadings could slowly > fatigue or harden the lines to the point of rupture if a material is > chosen which doesnt have high fatigue strength. > > Andrew > > > Is that only relevant when bending to form shape! > > > > Once in shape it shouldn't be moving so what makes it harden? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandejas, Ignacio > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:02 PM > > Subject: RE: Brake lines > > > > > > something about work hrdening because they are so soft that they eventually fracture. Like when you ben a bit of metal back and forth, it eventually work hardens then breaks... > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark O'Conner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > > > > Fracturing where? At the flared point or generally? > > > > I can't see how > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: mark krawczuk > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:39 PM > > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > > > > hi, yes its too soft. and a someone else stated some time ago , its more prone to fracturi > ng? > > > > mark k > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark O'Conner > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:51 PM > > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > > > > Is thee a major problem with making the lines out of copper? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandejas, Ignacio > > To: Ozdat (E-mail) > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:35 PM > > Subject: Brake lines > > > > > > Guys, > > > > Went to get my steel lines done for my rear discs today. Got quoted $54 > > bucks to have the two ends of my brake line flared with fittings! He was > > gonna charge me $88 to have new ones made out of copper! I made the line out > > of some left over bundy tube that I had. He took one look at it and said > > that he wouldn't guarantee if the flare cracked because the material was all > > wrong! He then suggested copper brake lines. I thought copper was the wrong > > material to use. I politely said thanks and left. > > > > Do you guys reckon he's bumped up the price because he didn't want to do it? > > It doesn't really matter because I got hold of a flare tool that does double > > flares. Just need to get the fittings. Does Pirtek ,etc carry those > > fittings, or do I have to go to a brake shop? > > > > Thanks > > Ignacio Sandejas > > NCR Retail Helpdesk > > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > * Level 11 8-20 Napier St North Sydney NSW 2060 > > * Retail Helpdesk 1300 658 686 > > * Direct (02) 9935 3784 > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
