front brake hose spring

[hdjtachtig]

I'm searching for the springs for the front brake hoses where they hang on the fenders. Tried to order at Amayama, but NLA.

Does anyone have an example of the original spring? Looking for the dimensions: length, spring diameter, wire diameter. Picture?

 

[nuclearlemon]

annie has them, unfortunately, she's about 1000 miles away. maybe @Texican can get you the info

 

[middlecalf]

@JackA found some hardware store ones that are close. I followed suit but I think I have an original somewhere in my shop, I’ll look tomorrow (off an early 40, not sure if 25’s were different). I would imagine John @pardion could help you with spec info.

 

[scoutingranch]

I found some springs at Home Depot that were close enough. In the end, it's just a spring.

 

[hdjtachtig]

You’re right. But searching a spring that’s close is easier when knowing what the size should be.

 

[scoutingranch]

Does this help? I used the old surround on the brake hose. The springs were a tad bit too long so I had to shorten.

 

[hdjtachtig]

Does this help? I used the old surround on the brake hose. The springs were a tad bit too long so I had to shorten.

Thanks. Would that be about 3 inch, 75 mm?

 

[scoutingranch]

I had to go with a shorter springs as the new brake hoses are longer so the spring needed to be shorter.
About 2.25 inches or about 50 + mm. Should be able to obtain at a hardware store. I'll do a better job on the spring presentation once all the other issues are addressed. For now the springs work just fine.

 

[hdjtachtig]

Found this pics of @ClemsonCruiser ’s 65 FJ45LPB. Looks to be the same length.

 

[hdjtachtig]

Also answers my question (in my build thread) about the clip that obviously is for the indicator wire indeed.

pics from BAT: 1965 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 LPB

 

[middlecalf]

Forgot about this. Can’t be certain this is an OEM spring though. Wire diameter is around 1mm.