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From: "Fullinwider RR (Ranson)" <RRFullinwider@equiva.com>
To: "'lancair.list@olsusa.com'" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: RE: nylaflow
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 08:37:04 -0600
Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
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I found this in surfing the web at a site for another type
of airplane.

"First of all, NYLON lines must never be stored where 
they get exposed to direct sunlight. An excellent idea 
would be to store your roll of brake line in a black plastic 
bag until you are ready to install it. After it is installed, 
paint it with black or silver paint. Do not roll it out into 
the sunlight without wheel pants or paint to protect it.
Heat can soften the Nylaflow and allow it to expand 
under pressure, and possibly even burst if the heat is 
excessive. For this reason, it is very important to route 
the brake lines as far as possible from the brake disc. 
Keep in mind that under heavy breaking the disc can 
get very, very hot. .....In addition we strongly recommend 
insulating the brake line with fiberfrax. We cut a long 
narrow strip, perhaps 5/8" wide, applied silicone to the 
fiberfrax and wound it around and around the brake line 
until it was covered from where it appeared out of the 
trailing edge of the strut to the nut on the fitting on the 
caliper. A little tape will hold it in place, slip a piece of 
heat shrink tubing over the whole thing and shrink it 
down onto the fiberfrax. We also wrap this in aluminum 
foil, which of course helps by reflecting any radiated heat."

Some things to do might be:
  -Take the Nylaflow out of the clear plastic bag it is shipped
   in and store it in a black plastic bag until it is needed.
   (It is attacked by light and ozone)
  -Try to have a short section from the wheel wells to 
   the puck that gets replaced at annual. (Or just replace
   all brake lines annually.)
  -Think about insulating and protecting from light and 
   ozone once installed.
  -Carry a sand bag and rope to throw out and drag if 
   the brakes fail.

Ranny Fullinwider
rrfullinwider@equiva.com
Equiva Trading Company
(713) 277-5234

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