| Date: |
12-23-2010 |
|
| Number of Hours: |
2.50 |
|
| Brief Description: |
Brake line mod - keeping the plastic tube away fro |
|
|
Having seen the pictures of the large bubble in a plastic brake line (too much heat near the brakes) I followed Peter T's lead and made up a stainless line to run for the first 350mm from the brakes. Took a bit of research - but the supplied brake tube is 1/4", so by using the same 1/4"OD diameter stainless tube I could use a standard connector fitting to join the stainless to the plastic. The fittings are from Swaglok. I also bought some self-vulcanising rubber tape (Scotch 23) to tape to the leg to provide a soft buffer against the legs for the connector fittings. Will have to think about cable tying the brake line to the leg - the leg flexes when landing so any attachment might have to be somewhat loose..... |
||