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Re: Europa-List: Re: Mono Master Cylinder Replacement

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Mono Master Cylinder Replacement
From: D McFadyean <amimcfadyean@talktalk.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:07:37
I did something very similar using a trials bike rear master cylinder, but with
a remote and accessible reservoir mounted in the top rear corner of the 
passenger
footwell (but could have been put anywhere).

Duncan McF.
> On 17/07/2024 14:24 BST Erich Trombley <erichdtrombley@juno.com> wrote:
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks.  Yes, the setup is remarkably simple.  The only way to access the 
> reservoir
is to remove the mounting screws and lower the assembly.  Fortunately,
this should only be required for a complete fluid change.  During normal use the
rubber telescoping diaphragm on the top of the reservoir allows for the transfer
of brake fluid from the master to the slave cylinder to accommodate brake
pad wear.  When its time to replace the pads, simply compress the puck back
into the slave cylinder forcing the fluid back up into the master cylinder 
reservoir.

> 
> Also, during the brake bleeding process, I found it much easier to remove the
entire system (master, parking brake, slave, and brake line) as an assembly from
the airplane.  Fortunately, there is sufficient room to fish the slave cylinder
through the landing gear mounting frame to allow removal of the assembly.

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