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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  5-26-2014
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  6-G-3
Brief Description:  Main Gear Left Brake Fitting

Back to the main gear. Spent a couple of hours trying different positions for the brake assembly before settling on the one in the images below. My desire was to get the brake assembly on the aft side of the wheel in such a position that if the tire went flat, the aircraft wouldn't end up sitting on the brakes instead of the rims. I settled for the position in Image 1 which required a small notch to be filed out of the gear spring to accommodate one of the 2 puck housing bolts. Of course, creating that small notch took a considerable amount of time (~1 hour) as I didn't want to remove any more material than I needed to. The fit is good now and with a bit more filing/sanding this should work out nicely.
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Laft side of main gear (inverted) with wheelbrake notch.

Laft side of main gear (inverted) with wheelbrake notch.

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Closeup of the notch.

Closeup of the notch.

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Same view with bleeder valve moved to the bottom side of the brake assembly.

Same view with bleeder valve moved to the bottom side of the brake assembly.

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