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Author: Subject: Braided brake hoses
Viper

posted on 28/5/04 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
Braided brake hoses

Today i went to see our friendly Goodridge supplier, He told me that if you have braided hoses fitted to your car and they are not TUV approved ones you are more than likely to fail SVA and MOT's, you might get away with it today but not for much longer...this wasn't a sales ploy as he doesn't keep TUV hoses only race stuff..
for those that don't know TUV hoses have crimped ends not the screw together jobbies.
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JoelP

posted on 28/5/04 at 07:55 PM Reply With Quote
mark allanson and northy know something about this one. cant remember myself what it was, but what you say sounds familiar.






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Mark Allanson

posted on 28/5/04 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
As far as I understand it, as long as the pipe has an internal supporting tube, it is a pass. The olive works as a 360 degree crimp Rescued attachment EuroquipUnion.jpg
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Viper

posted on 28/5/04 at 10:18 PM Reply With Quote
Not any more apparently.
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Hellfire

posted on 28/5/04 at 10:27 PM Reply With Quote
At Beverley it was one of the first things that he checked. Our's were crimped on...






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Mark Allanson

posted on 28/5/04 at 10:36 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Viper
Not any more apparently.
Tim


Got any more datails, SVA manual references etc?





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Viper

posted on 29/5/04 at 08:04 AM Reply With Quote
No details yet, but i don't think this guy was steering me wrong, as i went in there to buy enough goodridge to run throughout the entire car, the bill would have been around the £200 mark, but as they dont have the machinery to do TUV fittings, he didn't make a penny out of me.
He did say this reg was being brought in because of people self assembeling brake lines have got the olive wrong and they give way under pressure,not a nice thought,
So my advice to anyone about to buy braided flexis, make sure they are TUV/FMVSS106 (crimped ends)
Tim






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Northy

posted on 29/5/04 at 08:12 AM Reply With Quote
I haven't got the latest update of the SVA manual, but someone on here must have. I'm sure someone who has specifically said what Mark did was writtern in there. Supporting tube = OK.

Can someones fall on the scanner perhaps?





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Viper

posted on 29/5/04 at 09:03 AM Reply With Quote
So how does the sva man know if there is a supporting tube inside? are there any external markings?
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Northy

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:11 AM Reply With Quote
I've bought a spare end to show him. So has Mark I believe.





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NS Dev

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:13 AM Reply With Quote
My SVA copy (latest "draft" from VOSA website) says you need an internal support tube. If the inspector gives problems, I will have a spare fitting to show him, if there is still a problem then it looks like the hoses will come apart in front of him and be rebuilt (with new olives) in front of him, there is NOTHING in the manual that requires TUV approved parts.
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Viper

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:35 AM Reply With Quote
I note the word "DRAFT"

Use whatever fittings you like, but i know which ones i am going to use.
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NS Dev

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:44 AM Reply With Quote
Viper, I wasn't getting annoyed with you, I was annoyed by the RIDICULOUS legislation that you suggest may be brought in!

Mr TUV and SVA don't like screwed end fittings then, well ermmm, lets see, these were developed for use in helicopters around the time of Vietnam so that their hydraulic systems could be serviced in the battlefield without needing to carry a flipping great crimper round!! They are now used in military (and commercial) spec aviation applications worldwide, I think these are a little more demanding than your average car brake hose!! (a bit more publicity if an airliner crashes!)

Next point, the failure of braided hoses, when it eventually does happen (they are lifed, but so are rubber ones!!) is that the stainless braids fatigue and snap, then the sharp ends push through the teflon inner thus bursting the hose. (this is according to Think Automotive, suppliers of braided hose to various specs including military) Having a crimped end will make no difference here, the braiding will still fatigue!!!

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Viper

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:54 AM Reply With Quote
Screwed fittings work fine, we all know this, the problem has arisen because muppets buy these lines "on the roll" and fit them together wrong causing a dodgy joint,unfortuanatly there are a lot of muppets out there thats why we have SVA in the first place, so if you want to blame someone then blame the muppets.
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Peteff

posted on 29/5/04 at 10:58 AM Reply With Quote
Someone on here reported a failure of one on the way home from SVA .





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theconrodkid

posted on 29/5/04 at 11:04 AM Reply With Quote
that was bob,they were made by think automotive





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wicket

posted on 29/5/04 at 04:45 PM Reply With Quote
The attached is from section 16.4 para 4 in the latest issued SVA manual and supports Mark A's picture above. Rescued attachment Sect16.4para4.jpg
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spunky

posted on 29/5/04 at 06:02 PM Reply With Quote
I went for SVA last week. I have Goodridge hoses fitted and the inspector never mentioned anything about them. So if it is the latest regs then it hasn't filtered down yet.
But apparently dB limit is 98 since April but Notts are still testing to 101dB.

Regs also make me mad. painted out half of my front indicator today so the remaining bit of the lens is above 350mm.... Madness!

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Northy

posted on 29/5/04 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
98 dB? Thats half as load as 101 dB!

I think that jumps a little harsh!





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wicket

posted on 29/5/04 at 07:04 PM Reply With Quote
Section 17 of the latest issue of the SVA manual says it must not exceed 101dB
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Peteff

posted on 29/5/04 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
I have Goodridge hoses fitted

If they are genuine Goodridge they are compliant as they are crimped.





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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Viper

posted on 29/5/04 at 09:31 PM Reply With Quote
Not all goodridge hoses are crimped, only the TUV approved ones are.
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spunky

posted on 30/5/04 at 08:02 AM Reply With Quote
Sorry, should have been more specific. I have non TUV Goodridge hoses, ie screw fittings.
I read on here that dB was 98, dont know of its authenticity.

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NS Dev

posted on 31/5/04 at 08:35 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by wicket
The attached is from section 16.4 para 4 in the latest issued SVA manual and supports Mark A's picture above.


as I said, the "book" says ferrule type fittings ARE ok!! (see above)

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Viper

posted on 31/5/04 at 09:11 AM Reply With Quote
Time will tell.






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