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Re: [TR] Brake Line fittings

To: <ggelhar@earthlink.net>, <tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>,
Subject: Re: [TR] Brake Line fittings
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:23:52 -0700
> Does  anyone know of a website that could help me identify brake line 
> threaded  fittings? Double flare and inverted flares 
> included, inch sizes and  metric.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings..  Try _www.fedhillusa.com_ 
> (http://www.fedhillusa.com)             

Note however, that they don't mention an important distinction between old
British fittings and American fittings.  Many old British fittings require a
blank "lead" at the end of the nut, where there are no threads; similar to
the A15-3 and A16-3 nuts shown in Fedhill's catalog.  However, I don't see
any 3/8-24 nuts in their catalog with that lead; and I know from experience
that using nuts without the lead on the rear brake cylinders on a TR3A will
first leak, then break the cylinders when you try to tighten them until they
don't leak.

BTW, while later Triumphs did use the 45-degree "bubble" flare in some
places as mentioned, the TR3A was all double flare.

Randall
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