Brake line main gear replacement

[wslade2]

you can remove rear seats, lift carpet and floor plates also with excellent access to brake components in the landing gear well (and don't have to be on a jack).

If you have corrosion eating through the line, you probably have corrosion in other parts of the system as well as old out of date components. Plan on replacing o-rings in master cylinder and calipers if there's that much corrosion and not recently done. Check all your flexible lines. I had pitting corrosion in my caliper bores that allowed hydraulic brake fluid to ooze out around the piston and made things gummy around the brakes along with brake softness, but not enough to cause a telltale drip. Tried sanding it out but the pits were too deep. Ended up replacing them and be aware there is back log/lack of inventory. The Cleveland cross reference manual on line is wrong for our later models. You will have to do some research to get parts.

Knots-2-u sells affordable master cylinder rebuild kit. If doing the Lock-o-seal be sure about the gap.

The swivel was too much of an "unobtainium" in my mind to try and rebuild with the risk of damaging an irreplaceable component. So I sent it out to the only place I could find that would work on it and test it afterwards.

Parking brake valve rebuildable via o-rings and can be a source of some issues.

[Dan schultz]

If you have the jacks easier in my opinion. Kind of a PIA to remove all that stuff, plus you don’t have to use a 90 dollar tube of the red PRC compound to seal the plates.

Swivel fitting is actually pretty easy to do. Hardest part on reassembly is to use 2 pieces of aluminum on your vice to squeeze the two parts together to install the retaining circlip.

Dan

[wslade2]

Just goes to show the differences. I assumed a non pressurized G model here (which wouldn't require resealing). Plus my rear seats are adjustable and just slide out. If pressurized, would not want to lift those floor panels.

Interesting on the swivel. Mine didn't have a circlip (which would be manageable) but a type of spring diaphragm that was certain to get bent out of shape on disassembly...

[Dan schultz]

My bad, looks like his is a non pressurized model.

Dan