argoldman Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 looking for a web that shows flairing for main gear. what do i seal the fitting that fits into the brake caliper with ? i am trying to flair mine today and redo the naca and gear cover. here a some pic from today. ty in advance Let's see if I follow you. You are trying to plumb your brake calipers. What kind of tubing are you using? The fittings that you show, in the picture, are compression fittings. You don't need any flairing at all. When you jamb the nut down, the little brass barrel shaped thing that goes on right after the nut, compressis, seals the tubing and the joint. If you are using metal tubing nothing further is usually needed. If you are using Nyloseal, no further is needed. If you are using Nyloflow, ( :mad: ) you need a brass ferrule which prevents the tubing from collapsing. Now if you are talking about FAIRING, that is a totally different matter. There are a couple of choices each of which must allow the gear to bend on landing so that the fairings are not cracked. Since I have not done this on this aircraft, I will leave that discussion to others. Quote I Canardly contain myself! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 thanks, the fitting must be installed into the caliper, then the Nilaflow will mount to the fitting. acssc sent the fitting with no glue or tape:mad: the flaring I'm referring to is the part that covers the gear where it meets the tub. i got some pic (if there under 500mb) Quote Steve M. Parkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argoldman Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 thanks, the fitting must be installed into the caliper, then the Nilaflow will mount to the fitting. acssc sent the fitting with no glue or tape:mad: the flaring I'm referring to is the part that covers the gear where it meets the tub. i got some pic (if there under 500mb) Steve, I suggest that you don't use tape for the same reason that you don't use it in fuel systems (little bits can clog) use the goo (teflon pipe stuff) My mistake was your calling them flairings. They are actually called fairings. Gotta run Quote I Canardly contain myself! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Swenson Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Whatever you do---make sure you leave some room for the gear to flex---or you will locally crinkle the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Whatever you do---make sure you leave some room for the gear to flex---or you will locally crinkle the fuselage.that was pre set by the plans years ago, looks like an inch gap Quote Steve M. Parkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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