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Don't tyrap/zip-tie brake hoses. Maybe secure some sacrificial "padding" with tyraps.Yes, they are way too long. Whoever installed them tie wrapped them in place loosely. This one simply worked it’s way towards the wheel and rubbed a hole through it.
You should have only lost pressure to one of the two hydraulic circuits. If that was a front brake hose, the rear brakes should still work (although brake pedal travel would be longer.)I lost all brake pressure and was 300 miles from home. Fun!
Don't tyrap/zip-tie brake hoses. You want the caliper movement (up--down--left--right based on steering and suspension travel) to be accommodated by the full length of the hose, not just part of the hose.Yep ,I added zip-ties to upper control arms.
"Steel braided" hoses are like a dull hacksaw. they'll eventually wear through anything they rub against--or they'll erode the steel braid so the liner is unsupported and pops.I should have said using zip ties to secure a loosely tightened zip tie to the control arm where free to slide up/down through it's "collar" holding it back from the front tire's edge.
That "metal bracket" in this case might be a short, small tension spring. The spring would hold the hose in place while still bending and flexing with the hose as it moves.The most important thing with braided steel lines is to make sure and secure them away from the tires with a metal bracket, while giving them room to flex. They will rub through a tire in a few short seconds. Don't rely on zip ties to hold them.