Rowland, Michael,
I finally had to opportunity to get under my aircraft and pull the
masking from the wheel well area so I could get in to see what is
going on. There is no aluminum plate in there. It is some sort of
reinforced area and I have no idea what is actually acting as
reinforcement.
I guess your CM is OK. Get that brake master installed.
Good building and great flying,
Bob Borger
Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmaster C/S
http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL
(95% done, only 95% to go) tail kit done, wings closed, cockpit module
installed, pitch system in, landing gear complete, rudder system in
with Singleton Mod, outrigger mod in, Fuselage Top on, lift/drag/flap
pins in, wing incidence set, tie bar in, flap drive in, baggage bay
in. Fuel system complete. Rotax and Airmaster installed. Mods 62,
66, 70 & 72 done. Completed the instrument panel install. Europa
interior kit being installed. Installed windows. Working in - 25
Electrical, 28 Flaps, 30 Fuel System, 32 Tail, 34 Door Latches & 35
Doors, 37 Finishing. Mostly finishing these days.
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208
Home: 940-497-2123
Cel: 817-992-1117
On Jul 4, 2008, at 8:41, Michael Grass wrote:
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> Bob, Rowland,
>
> I have the piece here in my hands as it was a part I had to cut away
> to make room for my trigear brake cylinder mod. No metal insert
> here. I have to admit, if you do not attempt to shine light through,
> it has the appearance of a metal insert.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Grass
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Borger" <rlborger@mac.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: 2008-07-03 11:15
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: mono brake mounting
>
>
>>
>> Rowland,
>>
>> I can confirm that my cockpit module had an aluminum plate for the
>> brake master cylinder mount molded into the cockpit module. If
>> you will go to my build web site ( http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL/
>> ), album Year #2, Q3 2004. Go down the page to the pic "Brake
>> master cylinder bolted in place." The view is from the bottom of
>> the cockpit module. You can plainly see the aluminum plate bonded
>> into the cockpit module.
>>
>> You should contact the factory to see if your CM is correct or
>> defective. If your CM has been bonded in place already, it may be
>> that you just need to bond the appropriate chunk of aluminum to the
>> back side with Araldite and cover with a couple plys of BID. Or,
>> perhaps take the appropriate chunk of aluminum, use it as a
>> template to mark the area on the inside of the CM where it will
>> reside. Cut out the inner layer of BID and remove the layer of
>> foam. Bond the chunk of aluminum in place with Araldite, using
>> Araldite/FLOX to fill any cracks. If necessary, make a FLOX fillet
>> around to provide a transition to the inner skin, and lay up at
>> least two layers of BID on the back side, maybe more. Other folks
>> suggestions as to the number of layups would be welcome. Probably
>> need to overlap the inner skin by at least 1 inch (2.5 cm). I
>> might go 2 inches (5 cm). Of course, be sure to scuff sand every
>> bonding surface, aluminum and fiberglass.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Good building and great flying,
>> Bob Borger
>> Cell: 817-992-1117 (U.S.A access codes)
>>
>> On Thursday, July 03, 2008, at 09:30AM, "Rowland Carson"
>> <rowlandcarson@googlemail.com
>> > wrote:
>>> >
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>>>> There is a metal insert in the tunnel wall (the area you call the
>>>> "plain resin area"). The mounting holes need to go in this area,
>>>> parallel to the top of the tunnel as shown in the illustration
>>>
>>> John - thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>> The metal insert in my cockpit module must be a quite exotic alloy
>>> as
>>> I can see through it! That's why I said it was a "plain resin"
>>> area -
>>> obviously it has glass weave too.
>>>
>>> But now I'm wondering - is my cockpit module faulty? Can anyone else
>>> confirm that the brake master cylinder mounting area contains a
>>> metal
>>> insert as John found on his?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Rowland
>>> --
>>> | Rowland Carson ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ...
>>> | <rowlandcarson@googlemail.com> http://home.clara.net/rowil/
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