FMS stainless brake line issue

[TominMO]

I bought a set of the braided stainless steel brake lines for Festys from FMS quite a while ago, but never used them. I was talking about selling them to someone here, who pointed out (when I sent him a picture of them) that the metal section that is secured in the strut bracket is in a different location on the two front ones. I had seen that too, but knowing that the left and right front struts have different part #s, I just figured that they are routed differently and didn't worry about it.

To check on this, today I went out and pulled the front wheels, and physically matched them up to the front rubber lines on both sides. Sure enough, one worked on both sides, and the other one didn't work on either side! The "wrong" one is long enough, but the metal piece that fits into the strut bracket is in the wrong place. I believe it is still usable tho, by putting a grommet in the strut bracket to prevent rubbing.

In the pic below, the top one is the "wrong" one. Both should look like the second one. The two shorter ones are for the rear brakes.

[fastivaca]

I have the same set of brake lines. What I discovered is that both the metal and plastic sleeve will slide along the brake line so that you can reposition it correctly.

Hope that helps.

[TominMO]

I have the same set of brake lines. What I discovered is that both the metal and plastic sleeve will slide along the brake line so that you can reposition it correctly.

Hope that helps.

Fantastic! Thanks for the tip.

[Festy46]

I don't know if it is an optical illusion or not, but the "hook" that anchors the hose to keep it from turning when you attach it to the caliper looks longer on the second one from the top. If it is longer, then you have one Aspire hose and one Festiva hose.

[fastivaca]

When I got mine the "hook" wouldn't line up with the hole in the Festiva caliper. I called Roger and he told me it would be OK to just cut the "hook" off. Did that and haven't had any issues with leakage etc.

[eurotiva]

Brakes just slow you down.....who needs them?

[TominMO]

Brakes just make you go slower.....who needs them?

I believe the concept is gradual stoppage rather than instantaneous stoppage....

[eurotiva]

^ you need to drive down here and get me motivated.......I'm so freakin' lazy.

[sasquatch]

think of how nice it will be to finaly make a 12 sec pass with the AC on... you know you wanna.....

[eurotiva]

think of how nice it will be to finaly make a 12 sec pass with the AC on... you know you wanna.....

That's motivational lol