 Drag Pipes touching rear brake line |
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 Feb 3 2010, 08:14 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 2-February 10 Member No.: 4,515 BIKE: XLH883 Sportster 883 Hugger YEAR: 1993 MILES: 7250  |
Hello,
I am new to this forum, but have a gerneral question. I have a 93 883 sportster and I recently put drag pipes on it. Now the back pipe is touching the rear metal brake line. I need to know if this ok or if its bad. Is it bad to heat up the brake fluid or would it get hot?
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Feb 3 2010, 09:52 PM
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The heating and cooling of brake fluid draws moisture into the fluid. Bad. It will happen anyways from heat transfer from the disk. But, again, IMHO, BAD.
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Feb 3 2010, 10:08 PM
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Group: BOTM Winner's Circle Posts: 2,187 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Coconut Creek, FL Member No.: 104 BIKE: FLHPI Road King police model EFI YEAR: 2004 MILES: 49,000 |
If I was you, I'd be rerouting that brake line and washing my bike. Welcome to the shop! Ty! Tell the man about the nekid pics of his wife requirement.
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Feb 3 2010, 10:29 PM
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Group: BOTM Winner's Circle Posts: 7,532 Joined: 28-April 05 From: Virginia Member No.: 4 |
there probably isn't enough heat transfer through metal conduction to worry about but the real concern is that unsecured metal to metal contact will vibrate or rub and eventually wear whichever is the softer material.....
get a gap in there somehow |
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