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OE brake hose or Stainless Steel braided

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kmdavis

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MOT failure what a shock failed on bulging front brake flexible hoses ( jump hose ) when brakes were being applied a thing you cannot check on your own. 964 1992 67K miles C2. Solution is to change both jump hoses, OE price £48.55 each plus VAT.I have seen cars with steel braided hoses £55 for all 4 corners Design 911.
These are made by Goodridge. What do you guys think play safe go with OE or braided pipes.
Thanks Keith Davis
 
If originality is not important to you - go for the SS braided.

The braiding has two functions: it protects the hose from damage but it also prevents hose expansion under extreme pressure. Non-braided hoses still function perfectly well without the braid.

The only negative is that broken braids can pierce the hose (very rare and usually only if there is flexing of the hoses).

If you can get a set with SS ferrules rather than the zinc passivated type - they are even better for long term corrosion resistance.
 
I fitted SS Goodridge pipes a few years a go all round, as with age the original pipes will perish. To be save I place them on all my cars after a few years .
I have raced cars etc I have never heard of the braids causing issues ..They are there to protect not cause issues as the inner pipe is not rubber !! If the pipe is rubbing ( as they shouldn't ) then the braid will wear...not a good place to be with any type of pipe.
 
When I asked this on Rennlist, ALL, yep ALL the racers responded saying OE, never braided.

Kevin
 
That doesn't surprise me, as the downside with braided hoses is that you cannot tell if the inner hose is failing due to the steel braid.
 
IIRC the inner material is a PTFE type, which is better than rubber at avoiding swelling under pressure changes, the issues I have read about are coming adrift from the unions.

Just my tuppenth worth.

k

 
Can brake hose clamps be used on goodridge type hoses when removing calipers etc the same as rubber brake hoses, john.
 
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