REFLECTOR: Aluminum Tubing for Brakes

[Grigore Rosu]

Ronnie,

Thanks for the picture.  So, if I understand correctly, you used the 
standard nylaflow all the way as suggested in the manual, except that you 
used the nylon conduit instead of the suggested drinking straws on the 
leg down and except that you replaced the last 8" by an equivalent in size 
aluminum tube.

I'm not a mechanic and really don't know how much vibration one really 
gets in the leg, but I feel it natural to ask whether the additional 
brass tube fitting connecting the aluminum and the nylaflow may be 
affected by the vibration provoked by the wheel during landing ... 
Wouldn't it be also a possibility to use aluminum tubing all the way on 
the leg and put the brass fitting closer to the fuselage?  Is it a matter 
of price?  I mean, is this aluminum tubing expensive?  BTW, where can we 
get aluminum tubing from to replace the nylaflow?

Grigore



On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Ron Brown wrote:

> Here's a picture.  The nylon conduit stops about 8" short of the caliper. 
> Then aluminum tubing runs down to the caliper to minimize heat transfer to 
> the nyloflow from hot brakes.
>
> Ronnie