[Spits] Wiring updates and so forth

[Doug Braun]

Once I was replacing a rear wheel cylinder, and I noticed that even when I pressed on the brake pedal, only a trickle of fluif came out of the hose that had been connected to the cylinder.  The inner lining of the hose had apparently swollen or gotten separated, blocking the flow.  After I replaced both rear hoses, the braking was noticeably better.

So yes, a hose can fail by clogging, even if it looks fine from the outside and has no external leakage.

Doug

--- On Sun, 8/2/09, Nick Moseley <nmoseley at dccnet.com> wrote:

> From: Nick Moseley <nmoseley at dccnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Wiring updates and so forth
> To: Spitfires at autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 8:48 PM
> ...and more bleeding.
> If you are absolutely sure there is no air in neither the
> lines nor the
> master, then it may be time to check the rubber brake
> lines, to make sure
> they have not collapsed internally
> 
> Nick Moseley, NASS #278:
> 63-81 Spits, GT 6, Metro Vancouver B.C.