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| Subject: | Re: Emergency brake |
Parking brake:
Some years back I did this mod to the CJ6, it was simple to make with off
the shelf parts, worked excellent, and was not all that expensive but I did
not feel that there was enough interest in the mod to go forward with the
project. Most folks felt that it was not a common (enough) problem and
most of the time they had a GIB anyway.
It was simply a toggle like red lever on the panel, which was normally in
the up position, to apply the emergency brake one had only to bat the lever
to the down position. Once applied both brakes were applied equally IF the
rudder bar was parallel to the firewall. To release simply place the lever
to the up position.
About cable problems:
Cables seldom brake without warning. The warning is often so subtle that
you will miss it if your not paying attention. The warning often comes in
the form of your cable getting longer. Brake cables DO NOT stretch, your
cable is breaking--do not simply tighten up the cable to get rid of the
"stretch". Years ago we started having our cables built here in the
states using US aircraft cable and a MS stainless steel ball swaged to the
cable end in lieu of the gob of lead solder as is used by the Chinese.
Best to all,
Doug
On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 8:39 AM, Roger Kemp <f16viperdoc@me.com> wrote:
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> Don't re-engineer a good system. You will be creating a new headache for
> your self. Keep the cable lubricated. Replace the cable if you feel it
> needs to be.
> Doc
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> Sent from my iPad
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> > On Mar 19, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Caseyrosz <Caseyrosz@aol.com> wrote:
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> > I have been giving some thought to adding a second brake handle and
> cable to the front cockpit of my Yak 52. I have known of a few cable
> failures over the years and would like to have a back up. Has anyone on the
> list engineered a solution? No sence reinventing the wheel if it has
> already been done.
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> > Read this topic online here:
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> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=453924#453924
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