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pgc520
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by pgc520 Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:57 pm
Does any one know where I can obtain a set of the mild steel clips that hold the brake pipe to the axle ?
PSL184
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by PSL184 Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:28 am
I think most people use plastic zip ties these days. Not original I know but I haven't seen anyone selling the original clips either...
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mike.perry
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by mike.perry Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:04 am
Cable ties or Jubilee clips. The orginal ones were two bits of bent wire with a screw and nut to tighten them up. I probably have a tin full of them in the garage.
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RobThomas
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by RobThomas Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:39 pm
Are these ones made out of flat steel strip and look like a flattened tie-wrap? I've got some brass ones and I'm sure a laser-cutting company could make a few hundred for the price of a case of beeer.
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aupickup
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by aupickup Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:41 pm
i have brass ones on my late minor
mike.perry
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by mike.perry Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:28 pm
Mine were a primative form of Jubilee clip, the same as the hose clamps. Should have a few spare.
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WPR678B
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by WPR678B Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:07 pm
These are the "genuine" type for the Series MM<br>
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aupickup
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by aupickup Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:46 pm
exactly the same as mine, mine are brass
WPR678B
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by WPR678B Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:59 pm
aupickup wrote: exactly the same as mine, mine are brass
They will be similar to yours AU, but the brass one's are 1/4" wide whereas these are 1/2" wide (twice the width!
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aupickup
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by aupickup Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:12 pm
ah thanks
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