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Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy Brake Woes-Need Ideas
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I had a brake problem similar to this---pilot right brake would not hold--co-pilot right brake was fine--I replaced the right pilot master cylinder and all is now working well.
Paul Hershorin
360 N 471LA
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> From: RicArgente@cs.com
> Date: 2007/06/13 Wed PM 10:09:59 EDT
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Subject: [LML] Legacy Brake Woes-Need Ideas
> 
> Hello,
> 
> There is a new Legacy at our field (Princeton Airport, NJ) and we've had an 
> annoying and recurring problem since day one.  The passenger side brake was 
> spongy when we got the Legacy initially.  We tried to bleed the brakes from the 
> bottom-up (using a pressurized bleeder, manual pump type) and also from the 
> top-down.  The brakes would feel ok once we bled the system but....once we 
> take-off and retract the gear, the brakes go down to the floor!!!  
> 
> Pumping the passenger side brakes would fix the problem and we would land 
> normally.  Brakes are fine during taxi after pumping the brakes in the air.  We 
> are out of ideas on what the problem could be.  It would seem that we lose all 
> brake effectiveness once we retract the gear and re-gain the brakes again once 
> it's pumped a few times.  
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> Rick Argente
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