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Date:  10-2-2014
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Hydraulic Brakes

The backing plate for the new brakes was a disappointment. I could find NO WAY that the factory holes in the backing plates could work.

Photo #1: When everything was mounted per the plans, the hole in the brake body and the backing plate did NOT align with the mounting tab on the axle assembly. If I rotated the assembly counter-clockwise in this photo, to align the holes, then the bottom of the mounting plate would have been pointing downhill. With the wheel pant on, the entire thing would be pointed nose-down when my tailwheel airplane was parked, and REALLY pointed down when in level flight.

Photo #2: shows the misalignment of the tab and hole from the back side.

Since the hole in the backing plate and the hole in the tab are just barely overlapping, I could not simply drill a new hole, since it would have overlapped the factory hole.
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Factory plate as-delivered doesn't work.

Factory plate as-delivered doesn't work.

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Same alignment from back side.

Same alignment from back side.

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