Oh, and if you can't taxii that thing on a four lane highway how do you expect to land it on a 40' wide runway?
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> Reply-To: brian.kr...@engalt.com, KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 12:34:41 -0400 >On my first KR I had the Great Plains brakes and I had two of the bleeder >screws strip out on me. I redrilled the holes a little bigger and tapped them >with the next size. I modified some AN bolts on my lathe to make new bleeder >screws. Just a suggestion to get your brain going if you don't wind up with >something better. > >I do have a set of Matco calipers that is not on a plane now that I assume >will not work for you, but I will bring them by the airport tomorrow and see >if they could go on a Cleveland wheel and brake and I also have the remains of >a 150 in my backyard and I will see what brakes it has on it. > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:17:44 -0500 > >>NetHeads, >> >>Before I went to bed last night, I started wondering about one of my brake >>bleeders. I drove off the road at one point to let some traffic by, and when >>I pulled back up on the road, the brake disk scraped the edge of the >>pavement. This morning I went to the hangar to check on, it brake bleeder is >>missing completely. I couldn't get up under it to check, but it either got >>ripped completely out of the $300 caliper, or sheared off. I'd have ordered >>a new caliper (just to make sure I can fly to the Gathering), but AS&S is out >>of stock with a 4 week lead time. I did order new bleeder seats and screws, >>which will be delivered tomorrow FedEx. My question is, does anybody have a >>30-9C caliper sitting around doing nothing that I could borrow if I get in a >>jam early next week? >> >>If so, and you don't mind me borrowing it, ship it to me. Post to the net >>that you're doing it, so I don't get more than one! I only need the caliper >>itself (and bleeder screws, if installed). Ship to: 296 Taylor Denton Lane, >>Harvest, AL 35749. I'll pay shipping both ways, but I don't need it >>FedEx'ed, I don't think. If I could get it by Tuesday of next week that >>would get me there, I think. I may not need it, but I want a backup plan, in >>case my caliper is terminal... >> >>Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama >>see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford >>email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net >> >>_______________________________________ >>Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >>to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >>please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ >Sent via the WebMail system at mail.engalt.com > > > > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.engalt.com
