Triumph TR6 Front Brake Hoses

Please note when I said about brake hoses being metric or imperial, I mean't the brake pipes into the calipers. The hoses are the same across the range regardless, many apologies for any confusion, I was just a little engrossed into the job while talking to the camera 👍
John's Triumph TR6 has to be one of the finest TR6's out there. And John is probably one of the best most naturally gifted mechanics I know. However the mind is always young, but ages comes with it's drawbacks. John, as talented as he is, is starting to need a little help hear and there. Of course as I've know John for nearly the same amount of time I've have owned a TR6 myself, I'll always put myself out to help him and between us we diagnosed this fault.
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[@johnhourd5965]

I'd just like to thank you Steve for carrying out the brake pipe replacement on my car, a job well done and we now brake in a straight line. Again thank you very much.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

No probs John, and you're very welcome my friend 👍

[@stephenroot1013]

Thanks for sharing your videos Steve, really appreciate the amount of the time and detail put into them - quite addictive watching too. Thank you 👍

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Your very welcome Stephen, glade you enjoy watching them 👍

[@craigstearns7587]

Such a great tip to have that little piece of brake pipe to screw on the end whilst changing everything out

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Cheers Craig, glade you liked it 👍

[@craigstearns7587]

@@SteveDentonClassics also… one of my fav vids is of you and your mates changing the clutch. All at 2x speed. Slowing to normal speed only for a cup-a-tea! Brilliant!!

[@jamesfromwellington]

Good to see you again Steve, very good video

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Cheers James, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@jamesfromwellington]

@@SteveDentonClassics btw, hope you are feeling better

[@markrobinson8539]

That is a nice clean TR6 and easy to get those brake unions off. Take a look at getting a "flare nut" spanner set for when you are dealing with rusty unions like I had to on the clutch of my 1975 MGB.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

I do have some flared nut spanners, but it's like anything when your working out of the back of a car, it's hard to remember to bring every tool 👍

[@markrobinson8539]

The TR6 is in a lovely condition. I had slightly pulling brakes on my 1989 S10 Blazer, then a brake warning light and then the front brake dragged and it looked like a small bonfire. I am replacing front hoses, calipers, discs and pads as well as the rear flexible hose, slave cylinders and brake shoes. I am also replacing a front drive shaft with a torn boot.

[@markrobinson8539]

FYI Steve. I nip the brake unions down like you do but the caliper to flexible hose connection on my Blazer uses a banjo fitting with two copper washers to seal it. I nipped the new hose down and it was dripping brake fluid. I tightened it more and it still leaked. I then changed the copper washers and it still leaked. Finally I dug the manual out and it said to tighten the banjo bolt to 32 foot pounds. It only has a 7/16 head on the bolt although the bolt diameter is as big as the head. I torqued it down to 30 foot pounds which is a lot more than I wanted to and thank goodness it didn't break and now it doesn't leak. Maybe I should have annealed the copper washers. I have annealed the ones to go on the other side for tomorrow. I hope it goes better but I still will torque it to 30 foot pounds.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Yes this is all very relevant to MGB's, and very useful don't get me wrong but this video is about a Triumph TR6

[@HamishRacing]

Well done Steve a good job well done. I had an old flex hose break down internally on a Daimler SP250 ( virtually the same brakes) and it acted as a non return valve locking one side. You can’t beat the stainless braided hose I use these on my TR3a I use in competition. Glad to see you looking fit and well. Stay safe.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

On the race scene, or fast road, I think braided hoses are for sure the way to go 👍

[@charliefm4581]

Great video Steve cheers

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Cheers Charlie, glade you enjoyed it 👍

[@TR4Ajim]

That’s the one downside to braided lines, they always look good! With the old rubber lines, if the outside looked tired, the inside probably was too.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Yeah, it's the same with fuel lines. They can look good when they are braided, but there is no telling how good they are underneath. I now just replace every 5-6 years on braided hoses. At least that way I know they are always good 👍

[@johndavey72]

Hi Steve. This is Exeter registered ? And the Mercedes! 🤔 My late brother had an identical car in '73 so this brought back memories . Crikey ! She flies ! Sounds so sweet ! Haven't seen Baloo for months ...again ! Great video ! Thanks Steve .

[@SteveDentonClassics]

I'm not sure, but if you say it's Exeter I'll take your word for it. And I see you noticed our pub joke with the Mercedes 😂 It's one of the finest TR6 I've ever worked on, and it goes like a rocket 👍

[@T101cyberdynesystems]

And he's back! Good to see a regular maintenance video Steve. I have a slight pulling, and I thought maybe a sticking caliper, but this could well be the reason. Have you got any more videos or in the pipeline for next weekend?

[@SteveDentonClassics]

I've had a few I've worked on recently with collapsed brake lines, rubber doesn't last forever, and its often overlooked. I do have a few more videos to come, just watch this space 👍

[@markrobinson8539]

Yes that is why I decided to change the rear hose on my 1989 Blazer while the system is open at the front and back. I have had the car about 20 years now and I have never changed the hose.

[@ralphcap2476]

Wow that is one cramped area to work on a car nice job.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Cheers Ralph, it's always the way, beggars can't be choices, just got to get on with it 👍

[@jabberjab]

Good job…

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Cheers Pete 👍

[@ericbovenkerk7608]

Hi Steve, you mentioned a brakehose collapse but did you found out this by losing brake-oil? Thanks for the tutorial and great detail,bye from Amsterdam

[@SteveDentonClassics]

No, it won't loose brake fluid, unless it's bulged out on itself, then you will. However this hose had just collapsed in on itself, acting like a one way valve. So you can put the brake on, fluid will go the the caliper, but it finds it hard to return once you take your foot off the brake pedal. With the brake hoses off the car, we blew though the old ones. The one causing the issues was pretty hard to blow though as it had internally collapsed 👍

[@MrMikeyspfx]

You talked about the thread size on the brake hoses and I was curious as to when the specs were changed? Is it by the commission number or the year of the car? Thanks for the great videos too.

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Hi Micheal, it’s only the small pipe that goes into the calliper that is metric, not the flexi hose. That’s the same regardless, I was a bit engrossed in the job when talking 👍🏻

[@grahamjohn331]

Steve, great video. Question to answer for us foreigners. How is it that both vehicles in the driveway had the same number plate? At (14:34)

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Ah ha, now that’s a little pub joke John and I did to see who would notice 👍🏻

[@grahamjohn331]

@@SteveDentonClassics who else noticed? or am I overly anal?

[@tedwaetford]

Hi Steve, have you dismantled amstrong lever dampers to replace seals? Is this even possible for the diy mechanic?

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Yes, the end seals are just cork gaskets, and are easy enough to replace and bleed. I might do a video on it one day 👍

[@jamesbn23]

Would you happen to know how to do a conversion from 4 lug to 5 lug? I don't know where to start. Any help is much appreciated!

[@SteveDentonClassics]

I suppose your best bet would be to take your hubs to a machine shop and have them made for your car

[@markrobinson8539]

Another question...why does the car in the background have the same number as the TR6 ?

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Aha! We did that to see who would notice 👍

[@wukongdukong16]

Hello I was just wondering if you were to put the earlier fuel metering unit on a later 125bhp tr6 would it up the horsepower to 150 or do you need to change the inlet manifolds and other modifications as well thank you

[@SteveDentonClassics]

Camshaft, distributor and metering unit all need to match to make the car run right. Just changing a 125 metering unit to fit a 150 is like running with the choke pulled on

[@wukongdukong16]

Thank you