> Good Morning from Sunny England,
>
> >A while ago I bought a brake caliper from an autojumble described as
> >new, old stock for a spitfire. It looked like a spitfire caliper and
> >it had Type 14 written on it so I thought it OK. When I tried to fit
> >it I found that the bolt centres were in the right place, so it could
> >be bolted on, but it sits slightly too far into the wheel, i.e. it the
> >pads are too close to the centre of the disk and the caliper touches
> >the rim of the disk. In all other respects it looks like a spit
> >caliper; same pads etc. However it does have "Type 14 L Mk II" on it.
> >Has anyone any idea what its off?
>
> >Many thanks,
>
> >Jonathan Spit. 1500
>
>
> Where does the brake fluid feed pipe fit? If it fits in the side of the
> caliper directly behind the piston then it is most likely off a Dolomite.
>
> Rich
No, the fluid feed pipe is in the same place as the one on the spit.
Jonathan *************************************
Dr J.E.Miles
School of Biological Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
Great Britain
Tel. 0121-414-5884
Fax. 0121-414-5925
j.e.miles@bham.ac.uk
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