On 4/20/07, kneaded pleasures <kneadedpleasures@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>Still later (about 10 cycles of the gear), a hose in the right wheel well burst causing total lose of fluids and pressure while on the jacks. Previous to this messy event, I observed that the diameter of the 2000 psi hoses was measurably larger than when unpressurized. Further, the outside rubber coverings of these 303-type hoses were badly cracked revealing only a fiberglass reinforcement of the interior rubber (or Teflon??). In short, the hoses were shot and in need of replacement.
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Several years ago I commented on this on the LML. I noticed that the hoses for the nose gear cylinder (LNC2) are looped at a QUITE small radius, which seemed beyond a reasonable bend radius for the lancair supplied super stiff hoses with user installed fittings.
I had
www.aircrafthose.com make up a set of teflon custom length hoses that are very flexible and have a much smaller bend radius to replace all of my hydraulic hoses.
Regards,
Clark Baker
LNC2 360, 750hrs