Folks I have an intermittent problem with my Great Plains brakes. These have separate hydraulic master cylinders and disc pads for each side. After they have been standing for a while they tend to lock up to the point where I cannot push the aircraft around. This due to the pad somehow taking up slack in the system and is maybe related to hot temperatures through the Australian summer days and cooling at night. I can release the pressure by admitting air through the bleeder nipple or alternatively forcing the pad plunger back but this doesn't seem to be the correct thing to do. Does anyone know of a solution to this or suffer from it? Is it a known problem? Can anyone describe how the mster cylinder works internally to adjust for fluid expansion and temperature. If there are no simple solutions from you guys I'll email Steve Bennett. I'm worried if they decide to apply themselves in flight that I'll be fishtailing or nose overing more than I usually do on landing.
John Martindale Family 29 Jane Circuit TOORMINA NSW 2452 AUSTRALIA ph: 61 2 66584767 email: johnja...@optusnet.com.au web: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/johnjanet/Martindale.htm
