After a lot talk on the reflector, and a bit of a spongy feel to our Matcos (and a desire to have the toe brake option to keep us from having to worry about landing with a brake locked), we decided to “upgrade” to the Cleveland brakes with the toe brake option. Cleveland Wheel and […]
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The main gear axle bolt holes were pre-drilled by the factory. However, we had to drill the backing plate, shown below, to which we will later mount the wheel pants. Also, we’re mounting an optional phenolic pad between the axle and the gear leg to prevent excess brake heat from sinking into the gear leg […]
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The brake lines have been run down the gear legs inside of drinking straws, which are used as conduits in case we need to replace them later. The straws were then bonded down with micro and BID. Brake Line in Straw, BID into Place Brake Line
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Again, mounting the brake pedals is pretty simple. It is worth pointing out, though, the idea that Frank gave us of making sure that the pedal mounting blocks are far enough to the outside of the assembly that is no play in it. It is mounted with a slight gap above the keel. This is […]
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OK, here’s the deal on Master Cylinders, and a real no holds barred data dump. Very important, shouldn’t be a big deal. The only thing is this the modification mentioned below in 10.5.3, where we pulled the pedal mounts to the very outside of the pedal cross tube, which pretty much centers the pedals. That’s […]
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