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sharp2183
8th October 2011, 14:34
Hey guys. Had some brackets made up for my bike so that the calipers would better fit the aftermarket discs. However the calipers ended up dropping down a bit. The brake line on the the left is long enough but the one on the right was too short.

Soo.. I pinched the spare right hand one I had in the garage and chucked that one on. The only issue I can see is that now the bent bits at the end of the lines (banjo somethings) are not quite bent as well for the new position. However there is enough length that they can be flipped so that there is not too much curve in the lines themselves where they meet the metal.

It looks ok to me, but is this going to cause problems?

Anything else that I have done wrong or that I should look out for?

Will put pics up tomorrow to explain it better...
Katman
8th October 2011, 15:18
Anything else that I have done wrong or that I should look out for?


Don't eat the yellow snow.
sharp2183
8th October 2011, 15:21
Don't eat the yellow snow.

Are you saying I've done it, or that I should look out for it?
FJRider
8th October 2011, 15:30
If you think it's ok ... take it for a WOF ... If it passes ... :sunny:

If it doesn't ... :facepalm:
sharp2183
8th October 2011, 15:38
If you think it's ok ... take it for a WOF ... If it passes ... :sunny:

If it doesn't ... :facepalm:

Yeah depends where you go... But I was more meaning with the operation of the thing and any dangers of the line wearing or something.
FJRider
8th October 2011, 15:56
Yeah depends where you go... But I was more meaning with the operation of the thing and any dangers of the line wearing or something.

Is it touching anything it may wear on ... as you see it now ???
sharp2183
8th October 2011, 16:10
Is it touching anything it may wear on ... as you see it now ???

Nothing that will move, apart from the front guard. I will put some electrical tape around that spot though. How about the bends not pointing the line straight up at the master cyl., any probs with that?
FJRider
8th October 2011, 17:20
Nothing that will move, apart from the front guard. I will put some electrical tape around that spot though. How about the bends not pointing the line straight up at the master cyl., any probs with that?

As long as there are no kinks in the lines .. should be fine ...
sharp2183
10th October 2011, 15:23
Nother related prob... As I pinched a longer line from my spares, I now have one line with a crimped end, and one without. I've heard of the WOF issues with lines with no crimping and I am prepared to deal with that, but what about safety/operational issues?

Is this style of fitting not as safe?
imdying
10th October 2011, 16:11
/edit: Scratch that.