Jonn has been completing some repair work on our 1977 Triumph 2500TC. He began by getting the car onto the ramp and raising it up so he could get a detailed look at the work that needed to be done. After removing the rear wheels, he connected the offside rear brake pipe to the flexi hose and secured it in place. Upon inspection though, Jonn discovered the nearside rear flexi hose was damaged, so a new one has been ordered.
Next, he remounted the fuel pipe and drilled a hole to fit a P-clip, ensuring it was securely fastened. A new jubilee clip was fitted to the fuel pipe at the filter end before refitting it to the lift pump and securing it firmly. Fuel was then poured in to check for leaks, revealing a split in the pipe from the tank.
To address this, Jonn drained the fuel, replaced the damaged pipe from the tank, and secured it properly. After pouring fuel back into the system and conducting another leak check, no further issues were found. He then proceeded to add 10 litres of petrol to the tank, primed the lift pump, and attempted to start the engine. It fired up on the first flick of the key.
Jonn also fitted new gaskets to the carb intake pipes before he stripped and fitted a new master cylinder. He filled the reservoir with new DOT 4 fluid and bled the master cylinder. The full system was bled successfully, and Jonn checked for leaks under pressure – everything was fine. He topped up the reservoir, adjusted the rear brakes, refitted the wheels, and torqued them up. Jonn then adjusted the handbrake.
He took the car outside to warm it up and added 5 litres of petrol to extinguish the low-level light. After driving around the yard, Jonn returned the vehicle to the workshop and checked the automatic gearbox level, which was confirmed to be fine.
