>I have the lightweight Andair tailwheel on GKWhip. Works well and looks
nice.<
What more can you tell us about this Graham, eg: how lightweight? how much?
any other advantages? I haven't come across this item before.
Regards, Lloyd
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
<europa@avnet.co.uk>
Date: 13 September 1999 23:26
Subject: Re: brakes
>
>>It seems that the piston, which pushes on to the exterior pad doesn't
>fully retract back into its housing when the brake is not activated.
>>I tried to take out a bit of the brake fluid but this didn't really help
>either.
>
>IF there is any air in the system that could be the problem. They are very
>hard to bleed, the air gets trapped in the pipe where it goes uphill from
>the master cylinder. You need a small funnel which screws into the filler
>hole that can hold as much fluid as the cylinder. Europa will sell you one.
>Then pull the handle to its full travel, this will exhaust any air from the
>master cylinder and you should see bubbles as the fluid rises in the
>funnel.. Next , with the brake calliper off the wheel squeeze the piston in
>as far as it will go. This will push air from the tube into the master
>cylinder. Reassemble the brake onto the wheel and bleed the master cylinder
>again. Each time the handle is released you must make sure the fluid level
>does not go below the bottom of the funnel. Now remove the funnel (you may
>need to take some fluid out first to avoid too much spillage) and replace
>the cap. Test the brake. Quite possibly it will not have enough movement so
>allow a little fluid to leak out as the handle is pulled back maybe 3 mm.
>and seal again. Handle movement should not be any more than that. If it is
>there is still air in the system which could expand with heat and apply the
>brake.
>
>While the calliper is removed check that it can slide freely in the guide
>plate. Also check that as the pads wear ti does not move outboard so as to
>foul on the tunnel side and cause the gear to jam in the up position. There
>is very little leverage to lower the gear from full up and it won't take
>much friction to prevent lowering the gear.
>
>BTW, I have the lightweight Andair tailwheel on GKWhip. Works well and
>looks nice.
>
>Graham
>
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