Suggestions needed: brake lines still rubbing...

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

Great ideas guys!  I can't understand why I can't ever think of any of these sort of things...  no ingenuity I guess. :(


> 
> From: T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 2004/06/09 Wed PM 04:00:55 EDT
> To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Suggestions needed: brake lines still rubbing...
> 
> Ryan H wrote:
> 
> > Autotech SS front brake lines, I recently swapped the front shocks so the brake line "brackets" are facing the correct direction (silly previous owner ;), and even running the brake lines through the brackets, they still rub on my tires when turning any more than one full revolution of the steering wheel.  Tire sizes are 190 60 14.
> > Anyone have any suggestions how to prevent any wear?  Or keep the line from rubbing?  It'd be a bad situation if EITHER rubbing components broke (blowout, no brakes).
> > Thanks all!
> > 
> > 
> 
> - What Peter said: Loosen the line, twist it a bit to gain some 
> 'standofishness' and re tighten.
> 
> - What Ron said: (re imagined) pull the line and slip a rubber hose 
> over the outside; it's mission is twofold. 1) holds hose in bracket's 
> bushing a bit tighter & (most importantly) 2) Stiffens line in the 
> vertical direction (Girls? shy your eyes).
> 
> This last is to have the line go north a bit more before tipping over 
> at the tire. A stiffening as it were.
> 
> - OR, Install some 185mm wide tires.
> 
> Hows dat?
> 
> TBerk
> (I had a plan to tell you about involving a loose spring or bungy 
> attached to the inner surface of the fender and the line but I 
> withheld it.)
>