REFLECTOR: Leaky Master Brake Cylinders

[gibbons]

If you find where the disappearing brake fluid is going let me know
because I have the same problem of loosing brake fluid and no sign of
where it is going. 
Barry
 
 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of John Dibble
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:43 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Leaky Master Brake Cylinders


Mine was leaking also.  Someone on the reflector suggested I check the
clamp at the bottom of the reservoir and that was the problem as it was
loose.  That stopped the fluid from leaking in the nose.  I still loose
fluid in the copilot reservoir, but no sign of where it is leaking. 

John 


Michael Watson wrote: 


I have the same problem with both cylinders, was never able to 
stop the leak. If you resolve it, please let us know, 
 On 10/12/07, Brian Michalk < michalk at awpi.com <mailto:michalk at awpi.com>
> wrote: 

My master cylinders leak a few drops per day.  I took them apart to 
figure out where it's coming from.  The best I can figure is it's the 
screw that goes in from the bottom.  It looks like this screw is to keep

the assembly from exiting the cylinder. 

When I re-assembled them, I put a small gasket on the screw.  That 
didn't work. 


I think the tip is bottoming out in the housing, which keeps the head 
from getting tight. 


I was thinking about shaving off a few thousandths of the length of the 
screw.  Any other suggestions? 


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