During my latter years at Ford I noticed the rear brake flexi fixing points had
migrated from a sensible location (near to suspension arm pivot point for
example on Mk2 Fiesta, meaning little change to the hose length during
suspension movement ) to a location on the bodywork near the axle centreline,
meaning the movement of the suspension gave huge changes to the angle/length -
Why this occurred is a mystery to me - perhaps it gave easier assembly on the
production line?
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From: Hamish Freeman
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] H4 rear brake pipes
The build manual instructs one to pop rivet these brackets into an exact
location. On my H4 almost all of the "locations" were marked by a small
indentation in the fibreglass - excellent attention to detail, which I have not
seen on other kits.
I have however had problems with these brackets as they can restrict the
movement of the hoses when the suspension is jacked up (e.g. brake servicing
etc.) leading to kinked hoses - not good! I should add that I have a 40 mm
extension at the lower end of the suspension struts to ensure that the spring
carriers do not rub on the 60 section 15" wheels so this may not happen on the
standard set-up.
As a result, I remounted mine on a small bracket that bought them further out
from the body and now have no problem of kinking when the suspension is jacked
up.
Hamish
----- Original Message -----
From: pete
To: Quantum Owners Group
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] H4 rear brake pipes
Hi
Just noticed something that mighht be an issue on our H4. Any advice
would be very welcome.
The rigid part of the rear brakepipes connects to a flexible hose just
in front of the rear wheels. The connection is through an L-shaped
bracket which looks as if it was originally attached (glued?) to the
bodywork. On both sides the bracket is detached from the bodywork. I
have a photo if someone can advise how to attach a photo to a post.
It was not commented on at the recent MOT so may not be an issue??
If I want to reattach the bracket should it be glued (if so with
what), or should I drill a hole in it and the bodywork and bolt it?
Many thanks
Pete
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