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RE: "loopy" clutch line

To: "Childs, David" <dchilds@epri.com>
Subject: RE: "loopy" clutch line
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:53:55 -0500 ()
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Childs, David wrote:

> This question may show my stupidity.... so what....

> Why do they put that loop in [the clutch hydraulic pipe]?  Is it there
> just for mechanical reasons, so that you can pull on the line and the
> loop acts like a spring? 

I think that's about it. Since there's no rubber or other flexible hose,
something has to help compensate for movement and vibration of the
engine/gearbox unit. The "loop" is cheap, effective, and doesn't really
wear out (like a rubber hose might).

--Andy

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