Teflon Brake Lines
02-11-2003, 02:17 PM
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Teflon Brake Lines I am interested in running the Goodridge G Stop teflon brake lines on my 99 Z28 1LE. For those that have installed them, how do you like them? They will be used on a dual use car that sees street driving. Have you had any problems and are there any drawbacks? Do the lines become embrittled over time?
02-13-2003, 09:56 PM
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Re: Teflon Brake Lines I think this hits the significant issues:
http://www.seansa4page.com/resource/brakelines.html
Stainless steel lines have been known to fail when dirt gets between the outer braid and the Teflon lining... As the braid moves back and forth, the dirt abrades the Teflon and can make it rupture. If you look at stainless-steel lines on motorcycles, you'll see that many of them are encased in plastic tubing, apparently in an effort to eliminate this problem. The tubing also helps considerably with the abrasion issue mentioned above.
http://www.seansa4page.com/resource/brakelines.html
Stainless steel lines have been known to fail when dirt gets between the outer braid and the Teflon lining... As the braid moves back and forth, the dirt abrades the Teflon and can make it rupture. If you look at stainless-steel lines on motorcycles, you'll see that many of them are encased in plastic tubing, apparently in an effort to eliminate this problem. The tubing also helps considerably with the abrasion issue mentioned above.