Dave Herrod Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I spent Sunday afternoon fitting an Automec brake pipe kit. Most of the pipes were a close approximation to what was needed with the exception of the pipe from the three way union on the rear axle to the rear right side wheel cylinder. To follow the prescribed route I reckon I need a pipe about 50cm long whereas the one supplied was only 43cm. Automec, to their credit, are willing to send me a longer pipe, but pointed out that they had been supplying the kit for over 25 years. Before I make a fool of myself, does anyone happen to know (or could easily measure) the correct length. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Harris Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I gues you have followed the correct route for the pipe Graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Herrod Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Graham, that is indeed the route I would follow if the pipe were long enough. Thanks for the photo. Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Graham Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I have some old notes about the length of the brake lines on my 56 (Lockheed) system. Right rear 17 inches, and left rear 40 inches. So that would be just over 43 cm for the right side one. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Herrod Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 I should have made it clear that I am looking at a girling system which has the layout shown in Graham's photo. The pipe route used for a Lockheed axle is shorter as Mike describes. D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Classic Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hi, I am trying to find the length of brake pipes on Triumph TR2's and TR3's both the Lockheed set up and the Girling, but I can't the lengths anywhere, does any one have the lengths I need? Cheers Brian Classic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hi, I am trying to find the length of brake pipes on Triumph TR2's and TR3's both the Lockheed set up and the Girling, but I can't the lengths anywhere, does any one have the lengths I need? Cheers Brian Classic Talk to Automec http://www.automec.co.uk/ They make ready made pipe sets so should know the lengths. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 When I recently renewed the brake pipes on my 3A I found that the 'long' pipe was TOO LONG!! Thankfully John Morrison made one up for me free of charge ~ Thank you John. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbenajes Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 In the attached pdf file you can read the lenghts of the pipes (in cm, sorry - to convert into inches,divide by 2.54). I do not remember where I got this information (maybe I meaured them by myself, and then they would correspond to a TR3A and Girling system). Jesus Triumph TR3A brake pipe set.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Many thanks for sharing that with us Jesus, most useful. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devs Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I appreciate that this is an old thread. I just wanted to recommend members making up their own brake pipes as it's cheaper and more convenient. The shelf life of brake pipes is pretty short when compared to other items so the purchase of even the most basic of kits will pay itself off almost immediately. Whilst the cheaper brake pipe flaring kits are slightly harder to use, they do work once you have got to grips with them. Brake pipe itself is cheap as chips, as is the cost of the cutter and the ONLY trick of creating these yourself is the physical flare of the brake pipe itself. Plus, one final sell is that brake pipe technology hasn't evolved which means it's 100% transferable from earlier cars to modern cars. I was running left right and centre having to get pipes made up, so purchased my own and have completed full brake pipe installations more times than I can remember. I will admit that I have moved on from a £16 hobby kit to a £200 professional kit (for speed and convenience) which has been borrowed multiple times as the whole process is so easy, Worth a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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