[Healeys] 100 front brakes

[warthodson at aol.com]

This car is a BN1.Yes, I was referring to the brake wheel cylinders or slave cylinders as opposed to the master cylinder.What are you referring to when you say  "Be sure that you were supplied the correct threaded hose...most suppliers do not have the early style."How do I identify an early style hose from a latter style hose?
Gary Hodson

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From: Hank Leach <gradea1 at charter.net>
To: 'warthodson at aol.com' <warthodson at aol.com>
Cc: 'healeys at autox.team.net' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:59 pm
Subject: RE: [Healeys] 100 front brakes

Do you mean "wheel" cylinders and not "slave"...100s have a mechanical clutch. I understand that on all model Healeys the brake hoses have one threaded end and one flared end. That flare goes into the metal line nut.
On the early 100 wheel cylinders they used an American AF thread but switched over to the Girling unified thread on later releases. The bleeder connection can be either in or out in shape (photo) but if the bleed screw is flat it uses the check ball (supplied in rebuild kits) and fits the recessed shape. The pointed bleeder uses no check ball.  Be sure that you were supplied the correct threaded hose...most suppliers do not have the early style. Use Girling red grease on the threads. Hank

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Sent: Friday February 24 2023 5:15:16PM
Subject: [Healeys] 100 front brakes

Iwill be assisting a friend to replace the flexible hoses on his 100front brakes. He has ordered and received a set of hoses, but theends that thread into the slave Cyl do not match the shape of themating surface in the slave. The ends of the hoses are flat & it ismy understanding that the cyl. is cone shaped inside. The vendersays this is not a problem. I think it is a problem.What do you say? Also, if it is an issue, where can we get a set of flex hosesthat have the correct ends for this application & are also thecorrect length (I.E. Not too short)?Gary Hodson
  
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