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BJ8 Brake Lines

Friends,

my dismantled BJ8 phase 2 was supplied with a bag full of new brake and clutch pipes, nicely coiled. My problem is now (1) to find out which one goes where and (2) whether I've got a complete set or not. The brake pipes on the rear axle were easy: I had pictures how they should run, took a piece of solid electricity wire, ran it in accordance with the photos to get the correct length and compared the length of wire with the various pipes. Easy! But now I have larger problems because I have not much idea how the pipes run in the car. I have a large number of pictures, showing that there are a lot of ways to run the pipes - but which one is the best one?

Therefore the following cry for help: Is there anyone in the Healey world who ever made a list of brake and/or clutch pipes with their lengths and, if possible, from where to where they run? Or clear pictures of how the pipes should run on a BJ8 phase 2? I would be very grateful, as ever.

Kind regards
Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
1964 BJ8 29432 slowly changing from a mountain of loose pieces into a real car

I had a lot of folks asking to send them the same information as Jack needs so I'm forwarding what I have to Bob Haskell and ask if he would put it up on the list website. Sorry I don't have one for the rear axle arrangement right now. A lister was kind enough to send me pictures of his recently installed lines and these are generally routed correctly though I would comment that in most cases with the original factory installations the straights were straighter and the bends would be crisper and a little more radiused.

I have the following information I've compiled and used a number of times to get a complete brake pipe set for a late BJ8 left hand drive with servo assist brakes. All brake pipes are 3/16" galv. steel as per original except the two supply pipes from the reservoir to the master cylinders which are 1/4" galv. steel.

• M x M x 76 1/2" brake master to 3 way junction (with brake light switch)
• M x M x 18" 3 way jct. to servo
• M x M x 23" servo to 4 way junction
• M x F x 38" 4 way jct. to front left
• M x F x 20" 4 way jct. to front right
• M x F x 86" 4 way to rear axle hose
• M x M x 45" rear axle 3 way to rear left
• M x M x 19" rear axle 3 way to rear right

• M x F x 65 1/2" clutch master cylinder to clutch slave hose

• M x F x 21" hydraulic reservoir (outer) to brake master cylinder
• M x F x 20 1/2" hydraulic reservoir (inner) to clutch master cylinder

Rich Chrysler

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