Wheels and brakes DONE

Hours Worked = 1.5

Tonight, I went thru the wheel and brake assembly and made sure everything was torqued. I also took the time to figure out the best way to bolt the brakes on, as they aren’t set up like any vehicle’s brakes I’ve ever worked on. Also of note, it was kind of a pain getting the axle nut cotter pin installed. In the end, I found just the right place in the cotter pin to put a slight bend allowing the pin to both slide into the hole, and still clear the edge of the wheel.

After that, I attached the brake lines from the fitting on the fuselage down to the calipers, securing them with a few turns of silicone tape. These are the flexible stainless braided lines from Bonaco, and they fit perfectly.

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PS. I messed up the webcam for tonight’s video. The first hour isn’t shown, but it’s basically a fumblier version of what you see, on the other side of the plane. (The second side went twice as fast, as I actually knew what I was doing at that point!)