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<div><font size="3">However, Sujit is working on his power steering hoses and there is a contingency plan for a failed hydraulic hose.</font><br>
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From: Bill Hall <billyb62@gmail.com><br>
To: TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman@gmail.com><br>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Thu, Jan 7, 2021 5:38 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Making brake pipes<br>
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<div>A very wise and respected Triumph guru, Randall Young, once told me when I was planning on making my own brake lines instead of buying professionally re-made lines to save a little money that “maybe they can use the money you save to help pay for the funeral”.....I bought pre-made lines! Just sayin’</div>
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<div class="yiv8547622632gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 10:54 PM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com">tjwakeman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div>
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<div>First, American and British standard
brake fittings are incompatible, The British standard uses long
noses before the threaded part and American standard fittings do
not, which means a male British fitting will only screw in a
couple threads before it bottoms out and an American male fitting
will run out of threads before the end can make a seal when used
with a British standard female fitting. That said. Rovers North
sells bare fittings Other US companies may as well.</div>
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<div>Second, good auto parts stores sells
ready made brake lines on different lengths with American
fittings. What I did was cut off one flare, replace the US
fittings with UK fittings then after bending to shape made a new
flare on the end that was cut off. If I needed longer lines than
the store had I just joined two together using a US union fitting.
I did this with both cars. The Land Rover has used my replacement
lines for about 40 years now and the TR3 for about 30 years. I
purchased my flare making kit from Eastwood.</div>
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<div>On 1/6/21 5:28 PM, Sujit Roy wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">I bought a good brake pipe flaring tool for
rebuilding some hydraulic hoses for my Stag's rack. So far I
have managed to reuse some flares.
<div>I may need some new flares but am finding them very
expensive here in USA. UK have some but shipping costs add up.</div>
<div>I need 7/16 x 20 for 1/4" tubing to make bubble flares. </div>
<div>If you make your own brake lines where do you go to get
your fittings?I bought a cu /Â nickel line kit that came with
fittings I can use. </div>
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