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R50/53 Brake lines rubbing?

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Old 12-10-2018, 03:00 PM
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Brake lines rubbing?

I upgraded my R53 front brakes to the R56S calipers and rotors. Took the front right wheel off this weekend and noticed a pretty significant little wear mark on the stainless steel lines I got in the WMW upgrade kit.

Do I just need to pull less slack out of the wheel side of the brake line grommet? Are my lines too long? This seems like it could be potentially disastrous because I only put a couple hundred miles on the new lines.

 
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First determine what is rubbing on the line. Then adjust accordingly.
 
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Old 12-10-2018, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Tgriffithjr
First determine what is rubbing on the line. Then adjust accordingly.
Definitely the tire.

I pulled the brake line way back to take up the slack on the tire side. Just seems like the line is a bit long.

Wondering if R53 / R56 lines are different lengths?
 
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