In a message dated 29/06/2008 19:15:22 GMT Standard Time,
rowlandcarson@googlemail.com writes:
So, if the cylinder is parallel to the top of the tunnel, the filling
hole will be at the lower end of the cylinder. How does the air in
the upper end of the cylinder get expelled when trying to fill the
brake system with fluid or to bleed it? All sounds potentially messy.
Seems it would be better if the cylinder was tilted downwards at the
front so the filler hole was at the highest point of the cylinder -
of course that would reduce the length of lever available above the
tunnel so would probably be undesirable. I suppose one answer would
be to tilt the whole fuselage tail-up when filling the brake system
Rowland
Don't worry about bleeding the brake system - other people have managed to
do it. If you deviate from the manual and fit the cylinder tilting downwards
you could potentially run into much more serious problems, like not being able
to retract the wheel fully.
John
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