REFLECTOR: Rudder Travels

[Dave Philipsen]

Craig,

Just my opinion but I don't think the pedal travel will increase as the 
brakes wear down. I would think the master cylinder would 
"self-compensate" just as it would in an automobile by drawing a little 
more fluid into the brake cylinders as the pads wear down. If you get 
air in the lines, however, you would probably see the pedal travel increase.


Craig and/or Denise Woolston wrote:
>
> John and I are having a small disagreement on rudder deflections. The 
> book calls for 2.5" of travel prior to brake engagement, which we 
> have. The part we are disagreeing on is the travel after that point. 
> In the rudder rigging chapter it calls for 4 inches of travel when 
> setting your pedals total travel. In the finishing chapter it says 3.5 
> to 4. We have 3.25 (L) and 3.325 (R) because the master cylinders 
> can't compress the brakes anymore. As the brakes wear down the travel 
> will increase, right?. If we take the master cylinders off we get 4 
> inches before the pedals bottom out against the canard bulkhead. Just 
> wanted to bounce that off the “collective wisdom” of the reflector and 
> see what the consensus is.
>
> Craig
>
> XL-5FG, Palmdale
>
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Dave Philipsen
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