Mike Bees Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I've just done this using the Goodridge flexi-hoses supplied by Caterham for the purpose, and would like to confirm that I've got it right... Each flexi-hose has a male fitting at one end (with a very long thread) and a female fitting at the other. The threaded part of the female end can be turned without the whole hose turning. Also in each bag (one bag per hose, so 2 bags, 1 left, 1 right) is a male-to-male connector and a 'free' nut which fits onto any of the male ends. One bag also had a copper washer in it... I've put the 'free' nut on the long-threaded male end of the hose and screwed this end of the hose into the T-piece on the DD tube. When tight in the T-piece I've done up the nut to lock the whole assembly together. I've screwed the male-to-male connector into the caliper, and then attached the female end of the hose to the male-to-male connector. I haven't found a use for the lone copper washer... Is this right? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Mike. Did this a couple of weeks back. I didn't use the free-nut on the long-males... Not sure it makes any difference. No need for the copper-washers in this application. Other than that, you've got it right (or at least - the same as me...) You want to make sure there is no torque in the hose when the caliper is in its normal position - so don't lock the rotating section at the caliper-end until you;ve sorted this bit. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bat flattery Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Thinking of doing this mod myself - wondering how you removed the old 'P' clips holding the solid pipes to the De-Dion tube (can you get a drill on them somehow?) ...and do you clip the new flexi lines along the De-Dion in their place? Thanks. Peter Red Roadsport SV FP53FHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted June 17, 2005 Author Share Posted June 17, 2005 P-clips? Didn't have those in '97, the copper pipe was just secured to the DD tube with cable ties. I guess it's an SVA thing? The braided flexi-hose is considerably larger in diameter than the copper pipe, so it might not fit (or might be squashed by) the clips. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Yeah - P-clips are an SVA thing. My hard-lines were zip-tied on - and so are my flexis now... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpbransfield Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 HAVE JUST REPLACED MY HOSES,HAD A WORD WITH CC BEFORE FITTING,YES SPARE NUT IS A LOCK NUT ON T PIECE ALSO THE COPPER WASHER GOES ON BETWEEN T PIECE AND LOCK NUT,NOT ESSENTIAL BUT THATS WHAT THEY DO.BELTS AND BRACES JOB. WITH REGARD TO P CLIPS .I CUT THROUGH THE THE P CLIP AND THEN HACKSAWED THE TOP OF THE RIVET OFF, ONCE THE TOP OF THE P CLIP HAD BEING REMOVED THEN JUST TAPPED THE REMAINING BIT OF THE RIVET INTO THE DE DION TUBE. TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES PER CLIP BUT LEAVES A NEAT JOB . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Oh well. Mine aren't leaking, so that's OK. I only received one washer and - rather than chase up another, or buy some from HF - ignored it... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I bought a 90 degree drive for the dremmel to allow the rivets to be drilled out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 None of which reflects on solid being better at the job of delivering brake fluid in all regards, except one,than flexi... 210 bhp Quaife sequential roadgoing racer - Click here for a ready to go bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 IMO a much better engineering solution fitting flex brake hoses to the ( Seirra) floating calipers. I am advised that one should never fit a lock nut onto a male fitting that seats into a taper seat ( the Tee on the de dion tube) the reason being that the lock nut is working in opposition to the thread pulling the taper onto its seat. Putting a copper washer under the lock nut would also serve no purpose as any fluid would pass bye the copper washer and leak through the threads Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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