[TR] Do TR3 Brake Hoses Contact Ball Joints?

[wbeech]

Mike,
That's what I did on mine, but no road experience to say if it will be
satisfactory, it looks like it should be OK, poor engineering in my opinion.
My PO had split a piece of green garden hose and sectioned it over that spot
and secured it with zip-ties.

Bill B
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L
'59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"
 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Lang
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:48 PM
To: triumph list
Subject: [TR] Do TR3 Brake Hoses Contact Ball Joints?

The brake hoses come almost vertically out of the calipers and then make a
bend down to the brackets under the turret braces. Where they start to bend
above the calipers, they touch the ball joint boots. Not with any
significant force, but they touch. Is this normal? I tried twisting the
bracket end of the hose a little to gain some clearance when I tightened the
nut, but wasn't happy with the result.

Thanks,

Mike
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