Do the stainless brake lines need replaced like regular lines at the normal manufacturer intervals?
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if they have a rubber core then yes. you replace them because the rubber hardens & may crack. the SS lines just have an outer core to keep the line from expanding. that restriction in expansion should allow the lines to last longer.
at the speeds i run, i don't take that chance.
tim
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Originally posted by Black_peterWhat about teflon lines Tim...
Good question grslightn..
I'm going to question Goodridge about mine!
seems some are saying they have a teflon inner core ?
edit: i put galfer brake lines on my kat - here is their quote:
"Most OEM require that rubber lines be replaced every 3 years, Galfer lines will last the life of the bike."
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Originally posted by trinci put galfer brake lines on my kat - here is their quote:
"Most OEM require that rubber lines be replaced every 3 years, Galfer lines will last the life of the bike."Good judgement comes from experience, and often experience comes from Bad Judgement :smt084
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Originally posted by JaxOriginally posted by trinci put galfer brake lines on my kat - here is their quote:
"Most OEM require that rubber lines be replaced every 3 years, Galfer lines will last the life of the bike."
tim
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Originally posted by tzortnDo the Galfer lines have rubber on both sides of the stainless?
• All Galfer lines are coated with a clearor colored protective coat, protecting the line from the weather and the bike from scratches.
• All Galfer kits come complete with banjo bolts and washers for easy installation. Banjo bolts should never be torqued over 12 to 15 ft\lbs. "
from http://www.galferusa.com/lines.html
tim
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Originally posted by trincOriginally posted by tzortnDo the Galfer lines have rubber on both sides of the stainless?
• All Galfer lines are coated with a clearor colored protective coat, protecting the line from the weather and the bike from scratches.
• All Galfer kits come complete with banjo bolts and washers for easy installation. Banjo bolts should never be torqued over 12 to 15 ft\lbs. "
from http://www.galferusa.com/lines.html
tim
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Personally, I'd still have issues leaving any part that sees the type of flexing a brake line sees on for "life"... They have to flex every time the forks compress/expand, every time the wheel gets turned.
Teflon gets a big thumbs up in my book, because it greatly reduces water penetration rates (about 1/3rd of the rate of standard rubber brake lines, which is why I always advise people to seek teflon-lined SS brake lines when they're shopping)... but I'm still leery of the lines lasting 10, 15, 20+ years. I'll replace mine again when I become suspicious, or they hit a ripe age IMHO. It's simply not worth the risk to me...
Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet
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Not to hijack the thread or anything, but I have heard that some SS lines break more easily than regular rubber lines because they can't flex as much when under high braking pressure, thus, they pop/crack open at a supposed 'weak link' within the line, and *squirt* - all your fluid is gone... and you crash or something...
Any truth to this?"Pleasant experiences make life enjoyable, painful experiences lead to growth" - cheap Chinese fortune cookie
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Originally posted by Teh_KNot to hijack the thread or anything, but I have heard that some SS lines break more easily than regular rubber lines because they can't flex as much when under high braking pressure, thus, they pop/crack open at a supposed 'weak link' within the line, and *squirt* - all your fluid is gone... and you crash or something...
A standard line is synthetic rubber with a nylon weave inside. The failure point is normally from the rubber losing too many VOC's over time (effectively dry-rot) and forming a crack in the hose which permits loss of pressure/fluid. An SS line would be built of either similiar synthetic rubber (thus still prone to the same issue of VOC loss over time), or a teflon shealth layered over with synthetic rubber, or various types of teflon layered, and then all of that wrapped with a metal braided sheath. Unless the metal rusts and thus forms a sharp edge to induce a puncture, the loss rate for the VOC loss wouldn't be any higher for SS lines for any reason I could see...
I have heard tales of SS lines (and regular lines) failing at time of installation due to manufacturing defects (esp. ones fab'd locally on-demand rather than turned out by specialized firms), but never have heard of accelerated failure rates compared to stock lines aside from this.
Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
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