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7th August 2019, 01:59 | #11 |
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Not true! It's a good selling point for braided hoses, leads us to believe that rubber hoses expand like balloons. Simply not true.
Even supercars still use rubber hoses.
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7th August 2019, 10:38 | #13 |
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I bought mine from https://www.mtecbrakes.com/
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From the research I have been doing, I have concluded;
On a standard road car, used on a standard road, the difference in expansion between a good new SS braided hose and a good new standard hose is negligible. Rubber hoses do in fact have an internal braiding and the best ones can be as resistant to expansion as a SS braided hose. A good standard rubber hose is likely to last longer on a road car then SS braided hose although it's resistance to expansion can diminish more over time than you would likely see in a SS hose. Failure of SS hoses is usually due to fatigue on the crimps caused by the extra stress put on them by the stiffer hose. some have a rotary section on the connector to alleviate this. On a race track, where the brakes can get very very hot, a SS hose is much better than a rubber hose as when the brake fluid is very hot, it will cause the rubber hose to soften and it will expand under heavy braking causing a soft pedal.
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Having had a stainless braided oil pressure hose fail at 80MPH on a busy highway (In another country at that!) I tend to be sceptical of braided hoses.
The nylon (?) core parted ways with the braided sleeve. It was on a supercharged ZA Magnette which lost 4 litres of oil before I was able to get it clear of traffic. Let's hear it for large sumps! A new hose, an oil fill and it was back on the road none the worse for wear.
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