Brake lines
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Brake lines
So my chain broke my rear break line yesterday. The elbow piece that connects onto the master cylinder. I cut off the damaged section and tried to use some fuel lines to make a makeshift elbow but I’m worried it’s just gonna happen again. Any tips? And yes my chain is properly tightened
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Seconded. You don't want to mess around with brake cabling, even if it's the rear brake.
If there's anything wrong with the hydraulic brake line then replace it , no question . If however , you are referring to the feed from the Reservoir to the Master Cylinder , then only you can judge what constitutes a satisfactory repair . As long as there is an uninterrupted supply of clean , moisture free , brake fluid to the Master Cylinder then in theory you should be safe .
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Thanks for the feed back! And yes the small metal elbow piece which connects into the master cylinder is what got scuffed up. Think my problem was that I hit a really gnarly pothole in the city causing my chain to get out of adjustment if you could
If there's anything wrong with the hydraulic brake line then replace it , no question . If however , you are referring to the feed from the Reservoir to the Master Cylinder , then only you can judge what constitutes a satisfactory repair . As long as there is an uninterrupted supply of clean , moisture free , brake fluid to the Master Cylinder then in theory you should be safe .
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Ouch! Buy yourself a replacement braided line, from master cylinder to caliper, and reroute it out of reach of the chain. Do take care when doing that as bleeding up hill and down dale can be a challenge. I bought a new FX1200 way back and the only way I found I could bleed the rear caliper (which was higher than the master cylinder) was to demount it and lay it on the ground, so that the line was mostly down-hill.
Last edited by grbrown; May 7, 2020 at 03:34 AM.