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Re: strange brake caliper<5A6D446EBE@novell2.bham.ac.uk>

To: Jonathan Miles <MILESJE@novell2.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: strange brake caliper<5A6D446EBE@novell2.bham.ac.uk>
From: "Richard Jackson - Network Technician ext. 2570"<RICHARD.JACKSON@nene.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:32:28 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net, RICHARD.JACKSON@nene.ac.uk
Good Morning from Sunny England,

>A while ago I bought a brake caliper from an autojumble described as
>new, old stock for a spitfire.  It looked like a spitfire caliper and
>it had Type 14 written on it so I thought it OK. When I tried to fit
>it I found that the bolt centres were in the right place, so it could
>be bolted on, but it sits slightly too far into the wheel, i.e. it the
>pads are too close to the centre of the disk and the caliper touches
>the rim of the disk. In all other respects it looks like a spit
>caliper; same pads etc. However it does have "Type 14 L Mk II" on it.
>Has anyone any idea what its off?

>Many thanks,

>Jonathan      Spit. 1500


Where does the brake fluid feed pipe fit?  If it fits in the side of the
caliper directly behind the piston then it is most likely off a Dolomite.

Rich

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