Stef asks: >To install the brakes we need to use the straight Or >90 degree fittings to the nylon tubes. >can I use on the fitting to the cylinder teflon tape >Or do we need Loctite
I'm sure Jeff Scott (A&P) will speak up on this subject, but the brass fittings that thread into the cylinders should have tapered threads, which means that they tighten mechanically as they screw in. I have used "EZ Turn Lubricant" to seal NPT threaded fittings, but I have also used Teflon tape on the brake line fittings. Loctite will keep the fittings from loosening under vibration, but I wouldn't think that those fittings would be rotating under any conditions. >And the oil, can we use normal car stuff dot4? I would only use red aircraft hydraulic brake fluid. More information here: http://www.groveaircraft.com/fluid.html Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR
