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Subject: Europa-List: Expanding brake fluid?
From: Richard <riddon@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 10:33:19

My apologies if this question has been asked before but I have not been
able to access the forum for some months now. 

Having finished my tri-gear G-RIXS last summer, I had other things to do
during the latter half of last year and my airplane remained in the
garage until last week when I attempted to wheel it out.  I found the
brakes appeared to be seized solid but eventually discovered that I
could release them by bleeding a little fluid out of each cylinder. Two
days later the same thing occurred and again today. I have asked Neville
at the factory but he hasn't come across this before. 

I changed the seals in the cylinders before installation as per
instructions and used DOT5 synthetic brake fluid.

Anyone else had this problem or can suggest a reason / solution?

Richard Iddon.




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