Re: Braided steel lines

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:24:40 -0800 Dan Walker <dawnanddan@domain.elided> wrote:
> I have a couple questions regarding braided steel lines.   I know that
> it 
> has been discussed that dirt can work it's way into the braid and that's 
> why they're technically not street legal.  What about using some sort of 
> sheathing like heat shrink tubing to keep out the dirt ?

that might work. you'd still get dirt creeping in near the ends of the
sheathing, and you'd still need to check for wear (either to the braid or
to whatever the braid is wearing against) with some frequency.

i use the steel braided stuff on my race car, but stick to the OE rubber
for my street alfas.

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty@domain.elided
Averill Park Networking                                         518-573-7592
              Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
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