eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 10:04 AM |
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Rear brake line positioning - sense check
Lookign for some advice on whether how I've positioned my rear brake pipe is ok or not? I did this before the winter and now looking back at it
I'm not sure I'm happy with it. The brake pipe sort of loops down and seems to sit closer to the floor and in the way of flying stones etc
than I would like, that being said it is protected to an extent by the wish bone which sits directly infront of it and is around 10mm or so lower.
It's also quite a bit higher than another small section of brake pipe near the diff and some of the fuel line but something about it is just
bugging me. It was a pain to get the flexi into the right angle which is why i put them there and don't really fancy moving them. What do you
reckon?
 
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 10:10 AM |
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I would not be comfortable knowing that was hanging under the car I'm afraid! It may be a pain to move it, but not as much pain as when the
brakes let go just when you need them.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 10:24 AM |
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Your flexi is going to rub on the chassis too, I would try and keep the flex as short as possible and take the copper closer.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 10:50 AM |
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I think the angle is deceiving with the flexi, I've just been out to check and I couldn't make it touch the chassis even if I wanted to.
I think I'll re-do the brake pipe on both side and try get the u bend alot smaller or more like an L shape. I think I just did it with the pipe
bender and that was smallest I could get.
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 11:20 AM |
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Turn the bracket through 90° or bolt something to the bracket to put it horizontal and run the pipe along the chassis member
yours, Pete
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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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 11:38 AM |
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Yeah tha's kind of how I had it originally, I think the issue is getting the flexi into the caliper and then curving it out of the way, with the
bracket horizontal I was struggling to have the flexis in a position where they were nice and high up and not hiting anything.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 12:33 PM |
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Cheers everyone, I wasn't trying to avoid doing it, just wanted to make sure I wasn't being over paranoid. I've copied this route now,
seems much better although to look at you would think flexi was quite tight but it's got a fair bit of give in it.
 
brakeline routing back
[Edited on 16/4/11 by eznfrank]
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ReMan
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| posted on 16/4/11 at 12:48 PM |
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Looks familiar 
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