REFLECTOR: Leaky Master Brake Cylinders

[Brian Michalk]

I filed a few thou off the end of the screw on Saturday.  I'll check 
them now.

...

One of them is wet, and one is dry.  Since that's the only change I 
made, perhaps that works 50% of the time.

gibbons wrote:
> 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
>  
>  
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *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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>>     Mike W.
>>     1997 Velocity Elite RG
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