Anyways.. those are my questions.. tubing and fluid...
Any takers?

Dave

 

You could use a more modern hydraulic fluid rather than car brake fluid.

Even the old 5606 has a prety high flash point. Silicone brake fluid has far less a problem but requires more master cylinder volume to over come the spongy feel, and is thick and difficult to bleed. I use aftermarket Wilwood or Lockheed 570 to 600 degree wet boiling point race fluids. Never a problem even with the Carbon Metalic brake pads that flash the rotors to orange when cycled.

 

Most small calipers are sliders. Where there is a single piston pushing from only one side of the rotor. These calipers move when operated and there must be an accomodation for that movement in the mounting system. A single aluminum line all the way into the caliper will fail close to the caliper fitting.

 

Also the flex of a spring gear would add quite a bit of relative movement between the line and caliper. If the gear leg is rigid it needs only a short flex line right next to the caliper. If it can flex at the fuselage it needs one there also.

 

A length of dash 3 the whole length of the leg would be hard to beat for reliability. However adding flex line adds to spongy feel as well.

 

I run short flex lines in dash 4 to both rear calipers (4 2.00 inch pistons each) because even though these are rigidly mounted they still flex a bit and would fatigue a rigid brake line. 

 

Lynn E. Hanover