brake pipe copper straps

[markberry]

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone has a source for these copper straps holding the brake pipes to the axle.
thanks
mark

 

[drooartz]

That looks so nice and clean!

I admit that I wound up just using zip ties.

 

[Scott_Hower]

TRF has something similar for a TR3, probably aluminum though.

 

[markberry]

That looks so nice and clean!

I admit that I wound up just using zip ties.

definately doesn't look anything like mine!

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Someone found a source and posted it before.

 

[19Sprite65]

I wasn't sure my original brass straps were salvagable so I ordered two from VB. They sent me two nylon straps big enough for a 6" furnace pipe! With TLC I cleaned and polished the originals and it was well worth the work. Several items from my last VB order were sub-par; will be choosey with them in the future.

 

[erstearns]

It looks like the MM Europe site has them. At least the drawing looks correct. I need several also and will try ordering from there and see what shows up. Have tried other places and get zip ties :madder:

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=1213

 

[Billm]

I have pulled several cars apart lately and have never (as far as I can tell) seen one of those straps that was brass, they have all been aluminum. ????
BillM

 

[Healeysince59]

When I did my TD, the originals were steel and the replacements I got from Moss were brass and looked exactly like the ones in Marks post. That was about 5 years ago,

Marv J

 

[erstearns]

MM in the US lists part 181-900 for various applications as "strap to axle housing". Not clear from the pic but could be the right part?

It is not listed for Sprites or Midgets but for MGTD,C,F etc and various TR's and maybe an MG. If its brass then should work.

 

[Whitephrog]

Look at page 8 in this catalog (maybe page 10 in the PDF).

https://www.restorationstuff.com/RSC26.pdf

I bought a pair of these. They are an exact match to the original. My problem is that, as hard as I tried, I could not get them installed the way the originals were installed (looped first tightly around the oil pipe then around the axle housing. I needed another 1/2" to make it work. The problem was my inability not the product itself.

 

[dfwip]

I ordered these some time ago from Moss UK.
NOT the same as factory part. Did not use them.

Paul

 

[markberry]

I wasn't sure my original brass straps were salvagable so I ordered two from VB. They sent me two nylon straps big enough for a 6" furnace pipe! With TLC I cleaned and polished the originals and it was well worth the work. Several items from my last VB order were sub-par; will be choosey with them in the future.

I won't buy anything from that company for the same reason.
thanks everyone for your responses!

 

[HAN8L1965]

My origional straps were also aluminum, I also ordered the VB and they were plastic, I must say however in their defense I have ordered a lot of items from them and a very large percentage have been what I expected and when not they cheerfully refunded me so I have been satisfied. Between Moss and VB I have not seen a huge problem or difference, VB is sometimes a little less expensive.

Mark

 

[19Sprite65]

I don't want to run down anyone's business. I was really disappointed with a couple items. I did get a pair of wing mirrors that I like real well and were dirt cheap. These did excede my expectations since I usually get what I pay for.

 

[Whitephrog]

My OEM straps were brass.

 

[jlaird]

The straps are supose to be alum. and yes there is a source but I'll be darned if I remember. Some one like Clark spares or such.

 

[Whitephrog]

Jack

It's the one I posted above. I got the source from you a couple of years ago.

 

[markberry]

I don't want to run down anyone's business. I was really disappointed with a couple items. I did get a pair of wing mirrors that I like real well and were dirt cheap. These did excede my expectations since I usually get what I pay for.

I really don't want to run anyone's business down either, but It helps others who may be looking for the same parts to know what to expect from certain suppliers. Often the parts diagrams that the mail order suppliers use are the original factory drawings, however the reproduction parts that are supplied don't even come close to what the picture looks like. Now I have to either live with it, throw it away or pay postage to return it for my refund (obviously not worth the expense or trouble in this case). I can understand that some items just aren't worth "tooling up" to reproduce due to cost vs. demand issues, but don't throw a couple of zip ties in a bag and mail them to some poor guy because you think it's a suitable substitute and [he] should understand that the original type item is not sourceable. I will say that this particular supplier's parts are usually less expensive than the other suppliers out there And I believe I bought the floor pans from them and found them to be as good as any other sheet metal parts I'd bought.
thanks again for your responses!

 

[jlaird]

Thanks Ray, I had forgotten about them.