Vehicle hydraulic brake hose assembly

A hydraulic brake hose assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a suspension knuckle;
• a flexible hydraulic brake hose;
• a brake hose joint mounted to the brake hose;
• and
• a support bracket connected to the brake hose joint and the knuckle for affixing the brake hose to the knuckle, the support bracket including a base, a forward wall and a sidewall each extending perpendicularly from the base, a single mounting opening located on the base for receiving a single associated fastener for securing the support bracket and the brake hose joint to the knuckle, and an anti-rotation tab extending downwardly from the base,
• wherein the knuckle includes a rearwardly extending arm having a portion configured to mate with the base of the support bracket, the portion including a mounting aperture corresponding with the single mounting opening of the support bracket and an aperture of the brake hose joint and a recess corresponding with the anti-rotation tab of the support bracket, wherein the support bracket and brake hose joint are fixedly secured to the portion of the knuckle only via the single associated fastener and the support bracket prevents rotation of the brake hose relative to the support bracket as the support bracket and joint are secured to the portion of the knuckle via the single associated fastener.

A method of securing a vehicle hydraulic brake hose to a suspension knuckle comprising:

• providing a planar mounting surface on a portion of the knuckle;
• mounting a brake hose joint on the brake hose;
• positioning a support bracket on the mounting surface;
• positioning the brake hose joint on the support bracket in a manner that the brake hose joint is prevented from rotating relative to the support bracket in at least one direction;
• and
• securing both the brake hose joint and the support bracket to the mounting surface of the knuckle via a single fastener.