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a.s.elliott(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: Brake cylinder locations

Gang:

  

 Because of the way my gun-drilled Grove gear is set up, it would be a much  cleaner installation if the right brake line came from the co-pilot side right  pedal and the left brake line from the pilot side left pedal.  

  

 Does anyone see anything wrong with putting the master cylinders on the  inboard pedals and the slave cylinders on the outboard pedals?  Each pilot  position would have one master and one slave cylinder, instead of putting the  masters on one side and the slaves on the other.

  

 Thanks,

 Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

N601GE (reserved)

601XL/TD/QB, Corvair,  building...

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Gig Giacona

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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: Re: Brake cylinder locations

Seems like it could result in some uneven braking.

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Location: Hillsboro, Oregon

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Brake cylinder locations

Andy,



Brake cylinders with the fluid reserve on the inside rudder pedals feeding brake cylinders without the fluid reserve on the outside rudder pedals has been working fine for the four years N601RT has been flying. Since both master cylinders have the same bore, the pressure generated from the cylinder is the same with or without the built in fluid reserve. This configuration allows more direct and shorter brake line routing.



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Roy

N601RT: CH601HDS, nose gear, Rotax 912ULS, All electric, IFR equipped, 710hrs, 837 landings

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rickpitcher

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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Brake cylinder locations

[quote="a.s.elliott(at)cox.net"]Gang:

  

 Because of the way my gun-drilled Grove gear is set up, it would be a much  cleaner installation if the right brake line came from the co-pilot side right  pedal and the left brake line from the pilot side left pedal.  

  

 Does anyone see anything wrong with putting the master cylinders on the  inboard pedals and the slave cylinders on the outboard pedals?  Each pilot  position would have one master and one slave cylinder, instead of putting the  masters on one side and the slaves on the other.

  

 Thanks,

 Andy Elliott, Mesa, AZ

N601GE (reserved)

601XL/TD/QB, Corvair,  building...

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If you haven't already bought the master cylinders with the built-in reservoir (MCMC-5?), you might want to consider using a single remote reservoir and installing the "slave cylinders" (MCMC-4?) on all 4 pedals.  It takes a couple more pieces of plastic tubing, but it's a helluva lot easier to check and fill. 

Besides, that brushed aluminum Matco remote reservoir filled with bright red hydraulic fluid looks really cool on the firewall!

http://www.matcomfg.com/catalog/index.php?file=catalog&prod_pcategory=66040&clist=0,66040&uid=2192&gpoid=



Rick

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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: Brake cylinder locations

Sounds like a good idea. Have you verified with ZAC?

Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Montreal, Canada

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Does anyone see anything wrong with putting the master cylinders on the inboard pedals and the slave cylinders on the outboard pedals? Each pilot position would have one master and one slave cylinder, instead of putting the masters on one side and the slaves on the other.



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planecrazydld(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:37 am Post subject: Brake cylinder locations

I can only see one possible issue with the proposed plan. Unless someone flies in the right seat and uses the brakes with some frequency I can see that teh brake refilled from the master on the passenger's side might get soft.



Carlos Sa <carlossa52(at)gmail.com> wrote:

  [quote][b]Sounds like a good idea. Have you verified with ZAC?

Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

Montreal, Canada

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