REFLECTOR: brake lines

Grigore Rosu grosu at cs.uiuc.edu
Tue Mar 7 21:17:56 CST 2006


Thanks Larry,

Just checked the archive as you suggested and it contains, indeed, a lot 
of information on brake lines.  That's what I should have done from the 
begining, sorry for the spam.

However, if the nylaflow tubing degrades after 6-7 years (most likely when 
one uses the brakes aggresively in a landing, thus becoming a safety 
issue), then why Velocity did not replace them by aluminium tubing in the 
kit.  The difference in price would probably be somewhere arround $30-50, 
so "no big deal" considering the price of the kit (mine was fast built) of 
$45k.  I'll probably also go for the aluminum lines.

Sorry again, I'll check the archives from now on first.
Grigore


On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, lawrence epstein wrote:

>
> The manual is far from complete and it is probably a stretch to say 
> comprehensive.  It is best used as a minimum/guidline/outline.
>
> You should access the Reflector Archives as almost every topic has been 
> covered multiple times. (Not that we don't enjoy re-re-reinventing the wheel. 
> After all, it is "experimental")
>
> As far as the Nylaflow, however you install it, expect to have to change it 
> in the future.  The plastic degrades after 6 or 7 years and becomes brittle. 
> It has been suggested to fabricate a conduit along the outside of the duct by 
> taking plastic drinking straws and connecting them end to end the entire 
> length then covering with fine bid. then you just thread the nylaflow thru. 
> This way, if you need to change it, it is a snap. I myself used aluminum 
> tubing from the master cylinder and along the ducts, which I glassed over and 
> terminated at the gear bulkhead. from there, I used teflon/braided stainless 
> steel brake line (Auroquip) down the gear legs to the calipers.
>
> Larry Epstein
>
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