Hi guys,
I replaced the hydraulic lines on my Avid Juicy 7's early this past summer with Fibrax SS lines. I have since been to Mammoth and done a summer's worth of riding. I haven't been riding this winter but once in a while I give the brakes a squeeze just to keep things moving.
This past week when I squeezed the front brake, the line popped completely free of the brake lever. The barb that was fit into the line during assembly stayed in the brake lever (the only part that came free was the line itself, no fittings). Obviously, this could have been an issue had I been riding the bike but luckily that wasn't the case. I have since contacted Fibrax and they are sending me a replacement unit (THANK YOU FIBRAX) but I'm more concerned with what I may have done wrong during my installation that could have caused this.
Were there ever any known issues with the kits? Installation instructions were followed as well as I could follow them (they were only pictoral instructions).
Any ideas? I was thinking maybe I should have stripped back the SS jacket a bit to allow the compression nut to compress the line onto the barb a bit better...? Should I replace the rear line as well?
I replaced the hydraulic lines on my Avid Juicy 7's early this past summer with Fibrax SS lines. I have since been to Mammoth and done a summer's worth of riding. I haven't been riding this winter but once in a while I give the brakes a squeeze just to keep things moving.
This past week when I squeezed the front brake, the line popped completely free of the brake lever. The barb that was fit into the line during assembly stayed in the brake lever (the only part that came free was the line itself, no fittings). Obviously, this could have been an issue had I been riding the bike but luckily that wasn't the case. I have since contacted Fibrax and they are sending me a replacement unit (THANK YOU FIBRAX) but I'm more concerned with what I may have done wrong during my installation that could have caused this.
Were there ever any known issues with the kits? Installation instructions were followed as well as I could follow them (they were only pictoral instructions).
Any ideas? I was thinking maybe I should have stripped back the SS jacket a bit to allow the compression nut to compress the line onto the barb a bit better...? Should I replace the rear line as well?