Brake lines for floats
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:00 pm
If I may suggest...
Take your brake lines for the floats right up to the pedal cylinders...just
like you did with your wheel gear.
When I swap gear I drain the brake lines to empty the brake pedal
cylinders..drop the floats and pull the brake line completely out..reinstall
the wheel gear with it's own brake lines right back to the pedal cylinders
and refill from the bottom. No joining mid line to add an air bubble that's
hard to bleed and no mess what so ever.
Wayne
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From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] 1800 amphib bulkhead G
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Take your brake lines for the floats right up to the pedal cylinders...just
like you did with your wheel gear.
When I swap gear I drain the brake lines to empty the brake pedal
cylinders..drop the floats and pull the brake line completely out..reinstall
the wheel gear with it's own brake lines right back to the pedal cylinders
and refill from the bottom. No joining mid line to add an air bubble that's
hard to bleed and no mess what so ever.
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] 1800 amphib bulkhead G
Hi Drew
Yes let us know what you find out about the push locs. I understand they
are replacing most of the older fittings for industrial uses and it
looks like that includes air brakes. I was also thinking about putting
a small ball valve just above the floor for changing lines. A ball valve
with a push loc connection would make a cheap quick disconnect. I think
Angus recommended a small air bleeder up by the forward cylinders as
well. And eventually I will look for a pressure relief valve.
If it helps the PN that I've jotted down for springs are
MSC 07663891
Davco XHP 67 ( confirmed number as I have those in my hand)
Tipco EH150-350
Superior 344-24x4 (the x is either a 0 or a 1 for a 3.5" long spring,
not sure which it is)
Ken
Drew Dalgleish wrote:
Hi Ken Thanks for the spring source. I started taking my gear apart aRegarding the hydraulic tubing:
After talking with several fellows I have decided to scrap the MAM
supplied stuff and go with DOT certified plastic air brake tubing and
metal fittings. I haven't decided about the brake line yet.
Ken
couple days ago. I thought I could just take out the suspension tube but
everything has to come apart to get at them :( much wiser to make the
changes during construction. I'm having good luck with air brake tubing
for
my brake line. Sometime when I'm in London I plan to check out push-loc
metal fittings cuz it's a pain replacing all the metal ferrels (?sp) every
time I switch gear.
Drew
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