[Spits] rear brake hoses

[Joe Curry]

There are two derivations of hoses for the MkIV.  The earlier cars have
shorter axles and therefore would most likely have the same sort of hoses as
the earlier cars (Mk1 through Mk3).

The later cars have longer axles and had to have a modified line to
compensate for the added distance of travel.

I know that the 1500 series have the thing that you are describing as
portrayed by the Rimmer catalog.  I expect that was begun when the axles
were lengthened.

Regards,
Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: spitfires-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Stuart Greenwood
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:49 PM
To: spitfires at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spits] rear brake hoses

When I was removing the outer drive shafts from my 1971 MkIV spit I noticed
that the flex brake hose ( I have the Aeroquipe  type) are only just long
enough when the car is jacked up and the rear suspension is fully unloaded
and drops until the shock absorber is fully extended.  When I look in the Mk
IV ROM, section 70.15.17 there is a nice drawing showing that flex holes
connects to the rear wheel cylinder.... as mine does. However in the Rimmers
catalogue, page 106 it suggests that the flex hose doesn't connect to the
cylinder but to another length of pipe before it goes to the cylinder.  Is
the Rimmers picture just for the single line system fitted to early cars
rather than the tandem dual line system?


Stuart A Greenwood
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