Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:02:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from orngca-mls03.socal.rr.com ([66.75.160.18] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2049587 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:40:42 -0500 Received: from walter (bak-24-161-206-40.bak.rr.com [24.161.206.40]) by orngca-mls03.socal.rr.com (8.11.4/8.11.3) with SMTP id h2BKeeu11179 for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:40:41 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <004d01c2e80f$13d0ce00$28cea118@bak.rr.com> From: "Walter Dodson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: DH 400 for brake lines X-Original-Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:44:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 I used the DH 400 hose for our brakes and am extreemly happy I did so. There are standard lengths which will do the job if routed as I did. The hardest part is pressing the gear leg out of the swivel to route the hoses. I used a 40 ton press. Getting down into the bottom of the "ankle" to install the proper fitting is hard, too. I needed to butcher some 1/4" socket bits to do that job. In my estimation there is now only a very slim chance of brake failure in our aircraft and that would be due to a cylinder failure. The airplane is so valuable that this mod should be seriously considered. Walter Dodson, IV-P 100% Tehachapi, CA