Good point. This same problem in the clutch flex hose will cause the clutch
to not engage. Major slippage can will be the result.
Mark
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> From: Linda and Bill Sohl <billsohl@planet.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Hydraulic Hoses, was Re: TR3 Brakes Sticking
> Date: Saturday, November 29, 1997 7:49 AM
>
> Here's another cause of sticking brakes (as well as slow releasing
> hydraulic cluth operation). Don't rule out the
> flexible hoses in your brake/clutch hydraulics.
>
> These hoses swell over the long haul and can act like check valves.
> They'll pass fluid when under pressure as when braking, but slowly
release
> afterwards. I had this problem with the front hydraulic hoses
> for my Herald's front brakes as well as the clutch hydraulics
> on my TR-3A. Replacing the hoses instantly cured the brake
> release problem on the Herald and the slow clutch release on my TR-3A.
> The brake release problem on the Herald was so bad, the brakes wouldn't
> release at all. I discover the cause after diconnecting the hydraulic
line
> at the wheel cylinder at which point the brakes immediately released
> on the wheel I did that to.
>
> Many Triumphs are still being driven with their original hydraulic
> hoses and it'd be a smart thing to replace all of them now at one time
and
> eliminate that as being any part of a problem for another 20 years or
more.
> I've also heard of some TR-8 owners experiencing this problem with
> their brakes already.
>
> Cheers and happy Thanksgiving weekend.
>
> Bill Sohl
> VTR Public Relations Mgr.
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>
> Linda and Bill Sohl -- Budd Lake, NJ -- billsohl@planet.net
>
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