AJAY
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Finally installed my Galfer SS front brake lines. It's about time - I've only had them for two years!
The lines are very stiff and I wanted to make sure they were well restrained to prevent rubbing and wearing into the plastic coating. I guess most people use wire/zip ties, but I wanted the lines to be better supported than that. My first thought was to use a pair of Adel clamps like used on airplanes, but the local autoparts store thinks these should be high-dollar parts instead of the 75 cent parts I know they should be.
I came up with a simple and effective fix. There was a clamp for the original brake line, plus another wire loop connected to it. I cut some pieces of standard 3/8" fuel line into 1" lengths, slit lengthwise. Then slide these over the brake lines and press them into the two stock clamps. With the fuel line covering the brake lines, the clamps hold very snugly, yet let the brake line inside move just a little bit. Pics below if you didn't understand that.
The lines are very stiff and I wanted to make sure they were well restrained to prevent rubbing and wearing into the plastic coating. I guess most people use wire/zip ties, but I wanted the lines to be better supported than that. My first thought was to use a pair of Adel clamps like used on airplanes, but the local autoparts store thinks these should be high-dollar parts instead of the 75 cent parts I know they should be.
I came up with a simple and effective fix. There was a clamp for the original brake line, plus another wire loop connected to it. I cut some pieces of standard 3/8" fuel line into 1" lengths, slit lengthwise. Then slide these over the brake lines and press them into the two stock clamps. With the fuel line covering the brake lines, the clamps hold very snugly, yet let the brake line inside move just a little bit. Pics below if you didn't understand that.