[Spits] rear brake hoses

[Bill Davies]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-bounces+bill=rarebits4classics.co.uk at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-bounces+bill=rarebits4classics.co.uk at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Joe Curry
> 
> Perhaps when the axles were lengthened, Triumph just lengthened the hoses
> to
> accommodate.  Afterwards, they obviously added the solid piping.  Maybe
> due
> to the longer hoses having a possibility of rubbing against the axle
> shafts.
> 
> (Simply speculation)

The hoses were lengthened and short rigid pipes introduced together with the
long driveshafts in late 1972. The hoses have different end fittings to mate
with the pipe flare, rather than sealed with a copper washer directly to the
cylinder,
Cheers,
Bill.

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