I have finger brakes though they seem more like hand brakes as you have to
really
pull them hard to make them work at all let alone have any finesse with them.
I think they came with the tri conversion kit from Europa (not too sure as
I didn't do the work)
Are you able to operate your brakes with a reasonable degree of ease? Mine have
very little feel to them (the levers move forward with ease by about an inch
or so but when you pull them from the rest position, they need a good hard pull
before they do much at all. It really spoils the ground handling.
Are they all like this, is it just due to the type of cylinder thats been used
on my setup or do I have a 'dud'?
Peter
>
> From: "Richard Iddon" <riddon@sent.com>
> Date: 2005/01/05 Wed PM 01:33:55 GMT
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Finger Brake cylinder seals
>
>
> Alan,
>
> Yes. Neville advised me to back off the collars .030in. from fully home
> and retain them with loctite on the threads. If you tighten them fully,
> one of the seals blocks the small holes which allow fluid from the
> central reservoir in the cylinder to the ones at the side where the
> pistons are.
>
> Richard.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Alan
> Burrows
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Finger Brake cylinder seals
>
> <alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
>
> Richard
>
> Did you get a reply to this one as I have tightened the collar up fully
> and am now wondering if that's right?
>
> Alan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard
> Iddon
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Finger Brake cylinder seals
>
>
>
> I had a seal on one side of my finger brake cylinder fail whist taxiing
> yesterday, causing me to taxi in ever decreasing circles. (Fortunately
> I was able to cut the engine before I disappeared up my own tailplane).
>
> I have a set of replacement pistons / cylinders which I am intending to
> fit but I seem to recall that there is something odd about tightening up
> the collar which retains them. From memory I think I should leave it
> around 1 or 2 mm. away from being fully home.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me?
>
> Richard Iddon G-RIXS
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