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dholly added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Ron, you must have paid too much for that O-360. I see your wife has you sleeping under the plane!
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dholly added a post in a topic Axle bushing?
Ron, here's a pic I put up about this question in the Avid+ forum. Might help some.
http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/297-wheelaxle-installation/?p=1250
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EDMO added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Ron,
If you are going with the Cleveland Calipers, why not use Cleveland Master Cylinders with them? I think they work at higher pressure than Matco MCs.
I have either 2 or 4 of them. PM me if you want them cheaper than buying new Matco.
EDMO
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saskavid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Ron with regards to toe brakes it is more a matter of mechanical reallity that no mechanical system is 100% effecient.Basic leverage mathmatics doesn't take this into account.The original hydraulic brakes on the non magnum avids were lacking in leverage and flimsy to the point of where you could pour as much leverage into the top end as yu wanted it wasn't going to turn into line psi just get obsorbed within the system.
http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/530-go-kart-to-matco-brakes/
this is a thread Joey did when he installed my 2 piece pedals , mc4d masters, and swapped out his cable bottom end to hydraulic.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Axle bushing?
Ron,
I don't think the wall thickness of these spacers should be too critical - probably something like 1/8"?
I would NOT weld it to the axle.
BTW: I have the attachment plates with the calipers.
EDMO
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wypaul added a post in a topic Axle bushing?
Ron on my MKIV there are two bushing that are spacers, one on each side of the wheel that just slip on. Can' help with the wall thickness at this time.
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RDavidson added a topic in Avid Flyer General Hangar
Axle bushing?Ok, now I have a question about what holds the wheel so that it is spaced properly for the disc brake?
I looked at the original gear and it looks like a bushing was slipped over the axle and welded in place, is that correct?
Does it need to be welded in place or can it just slide on and off?
What wall thickness should the bushing be?
Thanks,
Ron
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RDavidson added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Leni, the tires look great! Ok, sounds like I need to look into getting the MC4 masters. What are you guys using for different brake pedals? What makes the originals not so good? If I need to change them I'd like to do it now while I still haven't Fiberglassed the boot cowls or riveted the firewall in place.
Also Leni, I went big and bought a used O-360 for it, so I'm sure it will swing the larger prop. What brand prop makes the 81 or 82" you are talking about? I have a 78" ground adjustable Whirlwind prop that I use on another plane and I love it. I can only imagine wat another couple of prop inches will do! Probably leave the prop still and spin the airplane instead!
Mike, I'm running 1/4" too. Is it brake pedal leverage that the original pedals are lacking?
Randy, where did you mount your remote Resevoir? Thanks again for your gear leg dimensions! I am loving how the gear looks...minus my current wimpy tires!
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
with Sister Mary Agnes, ravaging her...
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dholly added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
...sneaked a bottle of Peppermint Schnapps into the weekend church retreat and got caught...
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
bombed, so it didn't matter. I thought it was just like the time I...
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jjbaker added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
"you're gonna roast in hell for taking from a homeless guy!" but I was completely
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allonsye added a post in a topic My Avid (model C+)
Mark -
What tail wheel setup do you have? Looks like a single leaf w/Matco wheel in the pic. An effective solution might be the Screaming Eagle TW. Pic of one on a sold in Barnstormers:
http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/screaming-eagle-tailwheel-s/20.htm
http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/screaming-eagle-tailwheel-s/20.htm
I would contact these folks and consider this upgrade. This setup looks like it would nip that short coupled, challenging feeling on the ground.
My ser # is 955. Looks just like yours.
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Boat added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans
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Boat added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans
The nose gear I have to fix or replace is basically just a tube with a U shaped section for the wheel axle welded to it.
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
The homeless guy, under the bridge. He said...
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saskavid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
I'm running quarter inch Joey is running 1/8 inch doesn't seem to make much if any difference..If you look at a cross section of 1/8 vs 1/4 and do an area ratio of the material wall to the orfice the fluid passes thru then in theory the 1/8 inch should be much stronger or rigid than the 1/4.My test stand does have the quarter inch line attaching the mc to the guage and it still allows me to wrap the 600 psi guage.One thing I've noticed wen it is 50 as opposed to 90 above, mucheasier to make pressure at lower temp.rigidity of the line does play a part in performance with temperature. Provided you don't have any air left in the system after the swapout from wheels to skis, then you should be at 600+ psi. You can't feed a matco or most any ac brake bottom end any more.With oversize tires it is real easy to over heat things in continued panic/ hard stops and the friction coeffecient goes to hell because you've cooked all the resisns out of the pad.
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Russ. added a topic in Avid Model IV
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dholly added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
...orthopedic arch support inserts in the hunting boots I stole from...
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BryceKat added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
Head. And if you think that's hard, you otta feel my
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959 added a post in a topic Installing Rotax Ricks 670 Muffler on a 670
One other note,I never got off the phone with Rick that he didn't answer my questions completely. Marv
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Luked added a post in a topic Tricycle gear information
Hey Guys, I added the diagram to my original post above.
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SuberAvid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Ron,
Those pictures of my plane are with the 30" Airstreaks. I have the stock pedals on my plane but changed to the MC4 masters with remote reservior and redrilled the brake pedals to bring them in close to the pivot point. I have the stock 1/8" plastic lines but switched to the triple puck matco calipers. I can run my plane up without moving; not sure it it would move at full throttle. I can taxi it with the tail up and I have to be a bit careful on landing so it doesn't do a nose plant. You will probably want to change to the double puck Clevelands on your magnum eventually if you go with the 29's or 30's. It is nice having adequate brakes.
I would recomend the 29" ABW Airstreaks if your going to buy a new set; they are plenty big (probably cannot tell them from the old 30" Airstreaks Leni and I are running) and they are lighter than the regular ABW's like Chris said.
Leni, those look pretty huge on your Avid! How do you like them? What did it do to your cruise speed?
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words
corn every evening with extra butter and a little salt.
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires
Just as another thought…
I've seen airplanes, Just Highlanders in particular, that have two Matco single puck calipers per wheel. To do this with Clevelands may require some custom backing plates.
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