I got motivated today to brave some freezing temps and start reassembling the
brake lines on my '78 Spitfire. I discovered that the Haynes manual doesn't
show the tube that extends between the flexible hose and the RR back plate.
The tube was there before and broke so I need to replace it. It is
illustrated in the catalogs I have but is not named. Haynes just shows the
flexible hose attaching directly to the backplate. The tube is a foot long
and must be bent to resemble a "J". The flexible hose attaches to the end at
the lower part of the J and the upper end of the J attaches to the back plate.
The "J" tube is present on the other side. I have a replacement I will have
to bend to shape and I imagine I need it. I'm curious, tho, about what's
going on here.
JAK
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