<div dir="ltr"><div>I went with braided hoses up front purely by accident. A major supplier's rubber hoses were out of stock and they offered a pair of the braided at no additional cost to get me back on the road. Nice guys in PA.</div><div><br></div><div>I was amazed at how much firmer the pedal felt (this is with DOT5). I still have rubber for the single line in the back which isn't all bad as in a 'pinch' (pun intended) I can clamp off that line to deal with a rear brake leak on the road (have had to do this twice through the years).</div><div><br></div><div>Geo </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 5:28 PM, Dave Connitt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Hi Cliff!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Did you go with the fancy braided hoses or stay with the rubber hoses? I am thinking about switching over to the braded ones while I am at it but don’t know if the gain is worth the expense.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dave Connitt<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> Cliff Hansen [mailto:<a href="mailto:cliff_hansen@outlook.com" target="_blank">cliff_hansen@outlook.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Randall' <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com" target="_blank">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>>; Dave Connitt <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>></span><div><div class="h5"><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR6 brake master cylinder<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I had to change all the hoses - they all leaked after I switched to DOT5. I'd already rebuilt the calipers and cylinders and had new brake lines I suppose I shouldn't had reused the hoses.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Cliff<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" target="_blank">Outlook for iOS</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:29 PM -0700, "Dave Connitt" <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Randall,<br>Interesting. I have been running DOT3 in my TR4A since I got the car<br>drivable (about 2 years now) and only used DOT3 because there was a big<br>sticker on the side of the master cylinder telling me "USE ONLY DOT 3 BRAKE<br>FLUID OR WARRENTY IS VOID". I was wondering how big a PIA it would be to<br>flush out the DOT3 fluid and replace it with DOT5. I have read many posts on<br>this list where people have used DOT 5 with no issues so I am considering<br>changing over as I should probably replace the current fluid after 2 years<br>anyway.<br>Dave Connitt<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Randall<br>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 4:09 PM<br>Cc: <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 brake master cylinder<br><br><br>> That was going to be my next question. About how carefully one had to <br>> drain the dot 4 when installing dot 5. It sounds like I can put in my <br>> fresh MC, fill it with silicone, then bleed each brake till I see <br>> purple fluid.<br><br>Another contested question. My experience is as Paul said, just "bleeding<br>through" will not remove all of the old brake fluid from the system.<br>However, I saw no ill effects from the small pockets of old fluid left over.<br>The DOT 5 will not mix with the old fluid, and is slightly less dense, so<br>you get little pockets of fluid in corners that don't get used (like the<br>base of the rear slave cylinders). The DOT 5 also surrounds it, so it can't<br>promote corrosion (and I assume not absorb water or salt).<br><br>Main disadvantage seems to be that the remaining DOT 3/4 will suck all the<br>purple dye out of the DOT 5.<br><br>Randall<br><br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dconnitt@fuse.net</a><br><br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/cliff_hansen@outlook.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/cliff_hansen@outlook.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br>
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