Subject: [TR] Rear Flex Hose TR3A

From: TERRY SMITH <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:24:31 -0500 (EST)

Hello everyone.  It's been over a dozen years, so for safety will be replacing the rear brake flex hose soon.  Haven't looked at it in a long time, and haven't crawled under the car yet.  Still, it looks like the flex hose is fastened to a hard pipe leading forward, and a union box that splits off to the two rear brake cylinders.

I suppose it's necessary to undo the union box so the flex pipe can screw in without being impeded by the twisting of the rubber flex hose.  That about right?  

Thanks, everyone,
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire
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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 22:00:51 -0600

IMO, bend it open just enough to slide the new solenoid in, and leave it
that way.

https://i.imgur.com/w26v2rd.jpg

-- Randall  

> 	In replacing my O/D Solenoid I've got a question.  In 
> the old solenoid the bottom of the plunger looks like it 
> threads into the section of the plunger that is lifted by the 
> solenoid. The new solenoid has a solid plunger.  Should I 
> remove the actuating lever and bend open the end to receive 
> the new plunger and re-bend it, or am I missing something?  
>

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From: "Randall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 06:47:22 -0600

As I recall, you undo the flare nut that holds the hard line to the fitting
on the front of the soft line, then remove the hex nut that clamps the soft
line fitting to the frame and pull the fitting out of the tab.  That frees
up the soft line to turn, so you can unscrew it from the 3-way without
taking the 3 way loose or disturbing the other hard lines.

Use two wrenches (one to keep the fitting from turning), so you don't twist
either hard or soft lines.  You'll probably want an assortment of "flare
nut" wrenches, which grip all 6 corners but have a slot so they can slide
over the lines.

<https://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Standard-Metric-Wrench-Set/dp/B00KF253OG>

-- Randall  

> I suppose it's necessary to undo the union box so the flex 
> pipe can screw in without being impeded by the twisting of 
> the rubber flex hose.  That about right?  
>

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From: TERRY SMITH <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:40:05 -0500 (EST)

Oh I do love good news!

> On January 14, 2019 at 7:47 AM Randall <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
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From: Chris Simo <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:57:00 -0500

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yep. Just replaced one for a club member. remove the flare fittings, then
loosen the flex fitting to the 3 way, remove the 3 way and you got the
rest. (but rarely that simple)

Be mindful of how tight you tighten the flare fittings. just enuff but not
more....

I've had the pleasure of prying the hardline flare out of the 3 way due to
DPO tightening the flare fittings to the point the end extruded to the size
of the threads. Not the end of the world, just new hard lines and maybe
running a fine thread tap into the 3 way.

I find bending the new cuprinal tubing strangely therapeutic....

Sent from my TRASH-80

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> > -- Randall
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<div dir=3D"auto">yep. Just replaced one for a club member. remove the flar=
e fittings, then loosen the flex fitting to the 3 way, remove the 3 way and=
 you got the rest. (but rarely that simple)<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Be mindful of how tight you tighten the flare fittings. just =
enuff but not more....</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I=
&#39;ve had the pleasure of prying the hardline flare out of the 3 way due =
to DPO tightening the flare fittings to the point the end extruded to the s=
ize of the threads. Not the end of the world, just new hard lines and maybe=
 running a fine thread tap into the 3 way.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">I find bending the new cuprinal tubing strangely therape=
utic....<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature" dir=3D"auto">Sent f=
rom my TRASH-80</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">On Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 4:36 PM TERRY SMITH &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:terry=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">Oh I do love good news!<br>
<br>
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&gt; On January 14, 2019 at 7:47 AM Randall &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tr3driver=
@ca.rr.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; As I recall, you undo the flare nut that holds the hard line to the fi=
tting<br>
&gt; on the front of the soft line, then remove the hex nut that clamps the=
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&gt; line fitting to the frame and pull the fitting out of the tab.=C2=A0 T=
hat frees<br>
&gt; up the soft line to turn, so you can unscrew it from the 3-way without=
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&gt; taking the 3 way loose or disturbing the other hard lines.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Use two wrenches (one to keep the fitting from turning), so you don&#3=
9;t twist<br>
&gt; either hard or soft lines.=C2=A0 You&#39;ll probably want an assortmen=
t of &quot;flare<br>
&gt; nut&quot; wrenches, which grip all 6 corners but have a slot so they c=
an slide<br>
&gt; over the lines.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &lt;<a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Standard-Metric-Wrench=
-Set/dp/B00KF253OG" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:/=
/www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Standard-Metric-Wrench-Set/dp/B00KF253OG</a>&gt;<=
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&gt; <br>
&gt; -- Randall=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &gt; I suppose it&#39;s necessary to undo the union box so the flex <b=
r>
&gt; &gt; pipe can screw in without being impeded by the twisting of <br>
&gt; &gt; the rubber flex hose.=C2=A0 That about right?=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; &gt; <br>
&gt;<br>
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