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After reading posts by others about brakes overheating due to brakes dragging (fluid
pressure failing to release) I decided to revisit my rudder/brake peddle
installation, I know others have said the standard setup has worked fine for
them but JFYI here is my effort to reduce global warming. First, to reduce the
chance of unintentional brake application while taxiing using full rudder input
as the main steering method a 3/4"round nylon addition was bolted to each rudder
bar with 2 #8 screws, the back is turned out 1/8"so it nests on the bar
giving approx another 5/8"toes to brakes. The 2 bolts per brake peddle with the
potential to twist and bind if not perfectly adjusted (all the time) were replaced
with a single long bolt, AN3-57A was perfect for my lug to lug distance
of five and half inches and allowed a nylock nut with washers to bottom out and
allow perfect frictionless movement. Next made up a two hole bracket riveted
to the original so the bottom brake cylinder bolt now has two supports, again
the longer bolt is sized so nyloc nut with washers bottoms out. All home grown
cheap fixes that IMHO are well worth the effort. Cheers from Western Australia
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| Subject: | Re: Dragging Brakes |
Thanks for the pic .... 1000 words! The other thing you can do is put a
compression spring on the brake cylinder shaft to help it fully relax.
the spring won't totally help the big feet problem but will help the
lightly dragging brake problem.
Linn ..... sorry, no pic
On 8/20/2015 8:59 AM, Greg McFarlane wrote:
>
> After reading posts by others about brakes overheating due to brakes dragging
(fluid pressure failing to release) I decided to revisit my rudder/brake peddle
installation, I know others have said the standard setup has worked fine for
them but JFYI here is my effort to reduce global warming. First, to reduce the
chance of unintentional brake application while taxiing using full rudder input
as the main steering method a 3/4"round nylon addition was bolted to each
rudder bar with 2 #8 screws, the back is turned out 1/8"so it nests on the bar
giving approx another 5/8"toes to brakes. The 2 bolts per brake peddle with
the potential to twist and bind if not perfectly adjusted (all the time) were
replaced with a single long bolt, AN3-57A was perfect for my lug to lug distance
of five and half inches and allowed a nylock nut with washers to bottom out
and allow perfect frictionless movement. Next made up a two hole bracket riveted
to the original so the bottom brake cylinder bolt !
> now has two supports, again the longer bolt is sized so nyloc nut with washers
bottoms out. All home grown cheap fixes that IMHO are well worth the effort.
Cheers from Western Australia
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=446182#446182
>
>
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> http://forums.matronics.com//files/image_741.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/image_246.jpg
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