A filling tube assembly of a clipping machine (CM) for producing sausage-shaped products, like sausages, by filling a filling material into a tubular packaging casing, the filling tube assembly comprising: a revolver plate , which is rotatable about a rotation axis , at least a first filling tube and a second filling tube each having a central axis (A), wherein the filling tubes are mounted on the revolver plate , at least a first casing brake assembly and a second casing brake assembly , wherein the first casing brake assembly is connected to the first filling tube and the second casing brake assembly is connected to the second filling tube , and a drive device for rotating the revolver plate including the filling tubes about the rotation axis , wherein the central axis (A) of the first filling tube and the central axis (A) of the second filling tube define an angle larger than 0°, preferably between 15° and 75°, and more preferably between 30° and 60°, wherein the first casing brake assembly is associated with the first filling tube and includes a first casing brake unit positioned in the region of a first end of the first filling tube , and is pivotally coupled to the revolver plate by a first telescopic casing brake holder unit , and wherein the second casing brake assembly is associated with the second filling tube and includes a second casing brake unit positioned in the region of a first end of the second filling tube , and is pivotally coupled to the revolver plate by a second telescopic casing brake holder unit , wherein the first casing brake unit is pivoted away from the first end of the first filling tube , and wherein the second casing brake unit is pivoted away from the first end of the second filling tube , characterized in that the first casing brake unit is linearly reversibly shiftable along the first filling tube onto its first end, and in that the second casing brake unit is linearly reversibly shiftable along the second filling tube onto its first end. a revolver plate , which is rotatable about a rotation axis , at least a first filling tube and a second filling tube each having a central axis (A), wherein the filling tubes are mounted on the revolver plate , at least a first casing brake assembly and a second casing brake assembly , wherein the first casing brake assembly is connected to the first filling tube and the second casing brake assembly is connected to the second filling tube , and a drive device for rotating the revolver plate including the filling tubes about the rotation axis , wherein the central axis (A) of the first filling tube and the central axis (A) of the second filling tube define an angle larger than 0°, preferably between 15° and 75°, and more preferably between 30° and 60°, wherein the first casing brake assembly is associated with the first filling tube and includes a first casing brake unit positioned in the region of a first end of the first filling tube , and is pivotally coupled to the revolver plate by a first telescopic casing brake holder unit , and wherein the second casing brake assembly is associated with the second filling tube and includes a second casing brake unit positioned in the region of a first end of the second filling tube , and is pivotally coupled to the revolver plate by a second telescopic casing brake holder unit , wherein the first casing brake unit is pivoted away from the first end of the first filling tube , and wherein the second casing brake unit is pivoted away from the first end of the second filling tube , characterized in that the first casing brake unit is linearly reversibly shiftable along the first filling tube onto its first end, and in that the second casing brake unit is linearly reversibly shiftable along the second filling tube onto its first end. <EOS>