Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 02:21:40 -0500
From: Marshall Michaelian <73663.457@compuserve.com>
Subject: Brake Lines
Sender: Marshall Michaelian <73663.457@compuserve.com>
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John Barrett wrote:

<<
Are you putting these brake lines in the gear legs on the L IV?  If so, do
the legs have to be modified in order to do this or can the plastic lines
be
removed and replaced directly with aluminum tubing or flex tubing?>>

The DHI brake line is used to replace the nylaflow in the LIV.  This means
from the toe brake cylinders (pilot to copilot) to the aluminum hard line
in the cabin, and then from the gear box down inside of the gear leg to the
fitting inside the axel.  No modification of the gear leg is necessary. 
However you must remove the gear leg and press  out the large pin in the
trunion, then pass the new line around the pin and then repress the trunion
pin into place.  It takes some time, however, much better to replace the
line now, than later considering the expense a brake in the "brake" line
will cause.

Marshall Michaelian (SQL, 75% LIV-P, Eagle 540 V8)