[T3] DONT SPEND BIG MONEY ON BRAKE LINERe:center brake line!!$13!!!

[Dave Hall]

Just wondering if the grommets were already on the Type 2 item.  That's
quite a consideration on Jim's idea.

Kunifer brake line (copper-nickel-steel alloy) has been available for many
years in the UK - it is the preferred material for making up your own lines,
though copper is also permitted I believe.  Is the problem with copper lines
due to work hardening through vibration, and is it a common problem?

I bought a set of copper lines for the Variant years ago, and have never
fitted them.  The originals seem to last forever (not so for modern VWs!).  

With right-hand drive, we don't get the problem of snow and salt on shoes
melting onto the brake line.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 04 June 2015 19:46
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] DONT SPEND BIG MONEY ON BRAKE LINERe:center brake
line!!$13!!!

On 4 Jun 2015 at 14:09, J L Stamey wrote:

> A year or so ago I found brake fluid in driver floor, knew it needed 
> replacing.
> 
> I bought my steel brake line from the Bus Depot.
> It is a TYPE 3 part and comes with ends already connected, ready to
install.
> Yes it is a PIA but not super bad. Took me a little under a hour if I 
> remember correctly.
> 
> This is the TYPE 3 part number, and descrip, for the center Brake line..

> Part #
> 211 611 741K

Looks like a Bus part to me. It's probably quite a bit longer, than we need,
but that works a LOT better than one that's just a little bit too short. ;-)

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