brake lines by master cylinder
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brake lines by master cylinder
Im replacing all of the brake lines on my car due to rust. my question is do i have to make all the silly bends up by the master cylinder like the factory ones. Any special purpose those are like that?
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They're there for stress relief. You need to have some slack available in the system somewhere, or you're much more likely to burst a line in an accident or off-road incident, etc.
There's also some degree of movement in the M/C when you stomp the pedal (although ideally there woudn't be any; the factory mount isn't quite as rigid as it could be), so the loops help allow for that, in addition to allowing you to change the vacuum booster without having to disconnect the M/C.
HTH,
There's also some degree of movement in the M/C when you stomp the pedal (although ideally there woudn't be any; the factory mount isn't quite as rigid as it could be), so the loops help allow for that, in addition to allowing you to change the vacuum booster without having to disconnect the M/C.
HTH,
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Originally posted by Dave_Jones
They're there for stress relief. You need to have some slack available in the system somewhere, or you're much more likely to burst a line in an accident or off-road incident, etc.
There's also some degree of movement in the M/C when you stomp the pedal (although ideally there woudn't be any; the factory mount isn't quite as rigid as it could be), so the loops help allow for that, in addition to allowing you to change the vacuum booster without having to disconnect the M/C.
HTH,
They're there for stress relief. You need to have some slack available in the system somewhere, or you're much more likely to burst a line in an accident or off-road incident, etc.
There's also some degree of movement in the M/C when you stomp the pedal (although ideally there woudn't be any; the factory mount isn't quite as rigid as it could be), so the loops help allow for that, in addition to allowing you to change the vacuum booster without having to disconnect the M/C.
HTH,
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