REFLECTOR:Grove brakes.
Fred Marconi
reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:39:52 -0400
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I understand that they are the same as Clevelands. =20
Fred
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jim Sower=20
To: reflector@tvbf.org=20
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 1:07 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Grove brakes.
I used to have soft brakes. Wore out pads pretty quickly. Noticed =
that pads did not wear in a neat, tidy symmetrical way, but ended up =
wedge shaped. Inspected really REALLY close with someone else pumping =
the brakes and found the caliper binding on the gear leg just a little. =
Ground off a little glass and the soft brakes are gone, the pads have =
lasted ever since.=20
Check carefully for strange caliper motion ... Jim S.=20
PUSHERPILOT@wmconnect.com wrote:=20
I posted my brake problems on the reflector last October and =
received several good suggestions. None have worked so far and I still =
have a soft pedal. To quantify that, the pedal will move about an inch =
after the pads contact the disc. The airplane is ready to fly so today =
a friend and I made one more attempt to solve the problem. We =
disconnected the brake line at the caliper and capped it. This gave a =
good hard pedal so we decided to bench bleed the caliper. Following the =
suggestions, we tapped, rotated and oriented the caliper so that the =
outlets between pistons were on top and on and on. NO bubbles. I give =
up! I'll buy new brakes.=20
Several people on the canard aviator website have recommended =
Grove brakes over Clevelands. Is any one on the Reflector familiar with =
Grove? Velocity? Your comments please. Also, can you tell me what =
Cleveland model is a bolt on for the standard RG.=20
Thanks,=20
Mel Bina SDT RG
--=20
Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything=20
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5=20
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T=20
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brakes.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I used to have soft brakes. Wore out pads =
pretty=20
quickly. Noticed that pads did not wear in a neat, tidy =
symmetrical=20
way, but ended up wedge shaped. Inspected really REALLY close =
with=20
someone else pumping the brakes and found the caliper binding on the =
gear=20
leg just a little. Ground off a little glass and the soft =
brakes are=20
gone, the pads have lasted ever since. <BR>Check carefully for =
strange=20
caliper motion ... Jim S.=20
<P>PUSHERPILOT@wmconnect.com wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT =
size=3D-1>I posted=20
my brake problems on the reflector last October and received =
several good=20
suggestions. None have worked so far and I still have a soft =
pedal. To quantify that, the pedal will move about an inch =
after the=20
pads contact the disc. The airplane is ready to fly so today =
a=20
friend and I made one more attempt to solve the problem. We=20
disconnected the brake line at the caliper and capped it. =
This gave=20
a good hard pedal so we decided to bench bleed the caliper. =20
Following the suggestions, we tapped, rotated and oriented the =
caliper so=20
that the outlets between pistons were on top and on and on. =
NO=20
bubbles. I give up! I'll buy new brakes.</FONT></FONT> =
<P><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D-1>Several people on =
the canard=20
aviator website have recommended Grove brakes over =
Clevelands. Is=20
any one on the Reflector familiar with Grove? =
Velocity? Your=20
comments please. Also, can you tell me what Cleveland model =
is a=20
bolt on for the standard RG.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT=20
face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D-1>Thanks,</FONT></FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D-1>Mel Bina SDT =20
RG</FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>-- <BR>Jim Sower ... Destiny's Plaything <BR>Crossville, TN; =
Chapter 5=20
<BR>Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T <BR> =
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