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Re: [TR] New wheel cylinder leaking

To: <chammock@iquest.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] New wheel cylinder leaking
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 23:05:38 -0700
> one leaks terribly around the brake line
> obviously did not before the replacement

Any chance someone has re-plumbed your rear axle with American style nuts on
the line?  

They will sometimes seal, but the proper British nuts have an extended tip
with no threads, because the Girling cylinders are intentionally not
threaded all the way to the bottom of the hole.  Possibly your old cylinders
were threaded extra deep and so worked.

Not the best picture, but if you scroll to the bottom of
http://fedhillusa.net/aboutus.aspx
you can see the proper nut at the lower RH corner and the wrong nut on the
LH side.

Randall

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