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I also had an interference problem with my hydraulic lines.  The tire did not
interfere with the fittings, but they were uncomfortably close to the lines.

1)  If I had known what I was doing, I would have drilled the holes for the
fittings more forward, to allow the lines to lay atop the phenolic brace that
the cylinder "bolts" to.  If you have not made the glass-to-glass section of
your cockpit closeout ribs, inspect a completed Lancair and take
measurements.  You'll probably understand it a lot better when you're done,
and will make the glass-to-glass portion about an inch farther forward, and
the holes up higher.

2)  The bottom-most line (the high pressure line, which is closest to the
fuselage floor) was the culprit.  I made a small section of hard line from
the bulkhead fitting to about 4 inches outboard, which then joins to a flex
line.  The hard line has a substantial jog in it, both to clear the tire and
also so that I can clamp it with an Adel clamp to the phenolic plate that the
cylinder "bolts" to.  The Adel clamp goes around the fitting on the outboard
end of the hard line.  The fitting attaches to a union, and thence to the
fitting on the inboard end of the flex line.  Tighten the fittings first,
THEN the Adel clamp.

My EAA Tech Counselor thought my fix was just fine.

- Rob Wolf
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