X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:05:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.5) with ESMTP id 1810017 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:59:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.70; envelope-from=artbertolina@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Md0BRWvShR4kyNZ4W6NK7yu1MyOpcft3Oq/RmN1RpsKQIu9zYh9oGUcMRARpTjS9; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [68.190.194.208] (helo=LAPTOP2) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1HDbKt-0004xI-Hb for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:58:51 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <012701c74829$ec27f890$4e00000a@LAPTOP2> From: "Art Bertolina" X-Original-To: "Lancair list Lancair list" Subject: Brake Lines X-Original-Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:58:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0124_01C747E6.DD8639C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-ELNK-Trace: 1c57f4aab304e4a6fc8cc707cfd6285a4d2b10475b571120ce863468b3b789137154d3340a0567644c7ddc8d290830f3350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 68.190.194.208 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C747E6.DD8639C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The brake line fix using SS Tube is fairly painless. Put the plane on jacks and retract the gear to the point the gear is in the trailing position. Remove the wheel assembly, remove = the Nylaflow tube. It has been a couple of=20 years but I think I cut the Nylaflow tube, welded the appropriate size = deep socket on an 8" x1/2" pipe and slid that over the end of the = Nylaflow ( socket end going down into wheel assembly). I was luck and the socket went over=20 female and male fitting the first try, put a pipe wrench on the=20 pipe and removed both fittings and Nylaflow at once. To install the SS tube I reversed the above procedure. Put the nut on the tube flair the tube put the nut on the male fitting fairly snug take your pipe with the socket on the end=20 slid it over the SS tube so the socket fits over female and=20 male fittings. Now take this hole mess ( pipe with socket and fittings) and insert into wheel assembly screw in the=20 male fitting pull out the socket enough to turn the nut and tighten that down. The hard work is done. Take the other end of the SS tube( should be about 6" long) and run it up=20 the leg and out the top and finish it off. I used flex line to=20 the AL hard lines. No guarantees but it's simple to do and=20 replaces the Nylaflow with something more durable. Good=20 luck Art ------=_NextPart_000_0124_01C747E6.DD8639C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The brake line fix using SS Tube is = fairly=20 painless.
Put the plane on jacks and retract the = gear to the=20 point
the gear is in the trailing = position. Remove=20 the wheel assembly, remove the Nylaflow tube. It has been a couple of=20
years but I think I cut the = Nylaflow tube,=20 welded the appropriate size deep socket on an 8" x1/2" pipe and = slid that=20 over the end of the Nylaflow ( socket end going down
into wheel assembly). I was luck and = the socket=20 went over 
female and male fitting the first try, = put a pipe=20 wrench on the 
pipe and removed both fittings and = Nylaflow at=20 once.
To install the SS tube I reversed the = above=20 procedure. Put
the nut on the tube flair the tube put = the nut on=20 the male
fitting fairly snug take your pipe with = the socket=20 on the end 
slid it over the SS tube so the socket = fits over=20 female and 
male fittings. Now take this hole mess = ( pipe with=20 socket
and fittings) and insert into wheel = assembly screw=20 in the 
male fitting pull out the socket enough = to turn the=20 nut and
tighten that down. The hard work is = done. Take the=20 other
end of the SS tube( should be about 6" = long) and=20 run it up 
the leg and out the top and finish = it off. I=20 used flex line to 
the AL hard lines. No guarantees but = it's simple to=20 do and 
replaces the Nylaflow with something = more durable.=20 Good 
luck
Art      
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