Joe, Thanks for the great info! I am very interested in the Triumph
Factory Service notices, where by chance did you happen to come across
them. Maybe these are something that could be put on the web. I imagine
they are an incredible resource. How many are there? I am just too
interested in this.
Patrick Bowen
At 08:55 PM 8/19/98 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
>Yesterday I was over at a friend's house and we were looking through an
>old notebook of Triumph Factory Service Notices for dealers.
>
>As he read off the headings (I left my glasses at home so he was reading
>for both of us) I stopped him when he got to one that was titled,
>"Spitfire Rear Brake Hoses". I said, "Wait, let see if I can guess what
>it says." My theory was it referred to the tendency of the rear hoses
>to rub against the axle shafts and wear the hoses, causing a very unsafe
>condition. Sure enough, I was correct.
>
>The notice calls for each car that is in the shop for any service to
>have the rear hoses checked for flat spots caused by wear. Then with
>the suspension in both up and down extremes check for clearance from the
>shaft. Improper clearance is to be corrected by adjusting the attaching
>points of the hose brackets.
>
>I noticed some time ago that both mine and my sons Spits exhibited the
>problem. I corrected mine by replacing the hoses with braided stainless
>ones and on my son's car by taking some of the springs from a pair of
>front hoses and mounting them on the rear hoses. That way, if the hose
>tries to contact the axle, the spring will rub and not the rubber hose.
>
>But the real purpose of this message is to have everybody check those
>hoses at the first opportunity.
>
>Regards,
>Joe Curry
>--
>"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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