REFLECTOR: Matco Brake leaking

[Doug Kanczuzewski]

Has anyone ever had a problem with the breaks intermittently leaking from around the ferrule?
Have had a problem for a while with brake fluid leaking out completely on the pilot side.  Not at first or after a flight but will come back to the hanger a few weeks later, and prior reservoir is full and all of a sudden the fluid has leaked out.
For the longest time was never sure where it was leaking from but actually caught it last Saturday, from not even being moved for a couple weeks, leaking on to the hanger floor. Determined it was the nylon hose fitting leaking out.
I have replace everything in the brake system at least once, yes I have kept about ¼” of flex past the ferrule.
My final thoughts have been temperature change, hot when landing to temperature dropped into the 30’s (southern California) two weeks later and nylon tube shrinking and leaking?
I figured you pilots on the east coast would have bigger temperature shifts then I do? But I have a heavy airplane and probably get more heat on landings. Any thoughts?

Doug K

Ps I have tried out the new matco calipers and think they work great, a lot more stopping power.
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