I've really come to hate bubble flares and double flares. I don't have any
on Peyote anymore. I'd probably find an adapter to convert to an AN816
nipple for the holes and convert to AN 818/819 fittings with a 37 degree
flare. You can probably find everything you need at Aircraft Spruce.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Larry Young
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 6:18 AM
To: FOT
Subject: Brake tubing and bubble flares
My TR3 race car has the original calipers, the type with the crossover
tubing connecting the two sides. Last year a crack appeared at one of the
flared ends causing a leak (still had brakes with pumping). A replacement
was made, which worked fine until recently when it broke at the flare. The
bubble broke off and separated and the peddle went straight to the floor.
Luckily, I was not racing at the time of failure. My question, of course,
is how to avoid problems in the future. The only replacements I've seen are
fixed lengths of straight tubing, either too long or too short.
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