Re: KR> KR-2 hydraulic brake upgrade for the original Kr retracting landing ear

2021-02-11 Thread Daniel Heath via KRnet
Save yourself a lot of aggravation and get a set of Matco 5X5. You will love them and will probably never have to ask this question again. My Panther Building Documentation at PantherBuilder.org Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC ___ Search the KRnet

Re: KR> KR-2 hydraulic brake upgrade for the original Kr retracting landing ear

2021-02-11 Thread Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet
That's a good idea Don, but I am afraid to cut anything from the poor drums because it looks razerthin on the drum walls... I can't believe RR has made and sold such crapy parts to the experimental aircraft market Stay safe & fly high! Dr. Hsu On Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 12:32 PM donald january w

Re: KR> KR-2 hydraulic brake upgrade for the original Kr retracting landing ear

2021-02-10 Thread donald january via KRnet
You could chuck your drums up in a lathe and do a light cut and true them up and hold better on run up. Worked for me On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 12:01 PM Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Thank so much Parley for the excellent information on converting the Rand > Robinson drum

Re: KR> KR-2 hydraulic brake upgrade for the original Kr retracting landing ear

2021-02-10 Thread Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet
Thank so much Parley for the excellent information on converting the Rand Robinson drum breaks into Hydraulic breaks. Since you have done your conversion nearly 30 years ago, so I don't think Aircraft Spruce still offer anything like that for my KR2 which can fit into the same landing gear structu

KR> KR-2 hydraulic brake upgrade for the original Kr retracting landing ear

2021-02-09 Thread Parley Byington via KRnet
Dr. Feng I just read your post on the net concerning brakes and on the kr2 retract system and seen my name listed as someone to contact concerning info about it. Yes I converted the original drum setup bought from Rand Robinson to full hydraulic differential rakes while maintaining the abilit