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Jeff Mitchell's RV8 project
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Date:  1-6-2012
Number of Hours:  5.70
Manual Reference:  10-2
Brief Description:  Wheel brakes - Part 2.

I tried a few more times to get the bends and dimensions correct for the upper gear leg to fuselage brake lines fabricated and finally succeeded. I also installed the elbow fittings at the lower end of the Grove gear legs and the caliper connection. I was going to bend hard aluminum lines to connect these two points as the plans suggest but decided (as many others have) to use flexible lines instead. For reference I checked to see how VA-102 (a fuel pressure sensing hose included in the firewall forward kit) would work and to my surprise the length was perfect. So, I decided I will use that and will order a couple more of these from Van's ($15.50 ea). FYI, I used a 45° AN823-4D fitting at the caliper and a 90° AN822-4D at the bottom of the gear legs to make the hose curve easily.
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Upper brake line

Upper brake line

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Gear to caliper connections

Gear to caliper connections

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VA-102 hose used

VA-102 hose used

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