Bob Turner
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Surprisingly, I found Cleveland instructions for overhauling my 10-54 master cylinders over on the Shortwing Piper forum.
I bet every single toe brake Champ and Decathlon uses this cylinder, so accepting tips from knowledgable mechanics, and I will share what I learn when done.
First, getting these things out of the aircraft is easy with floorboards removed, and probably impossible for normal humans otherwise.
The "spring collar" at the bottom of the piston rod is probably threaded on. I say that because assembly instructions say to use Loctite 262, and they seem to indicate that you let it dry for 24 hours before assembly. I seriously doubt that. I will check the Loctite site.
Meantime, if anybody here has done this task, let me know if there are any tricks or "gotchas" involved. Most of my hydraulic experience is with Grove parts. Easy to repair. Similar to Cleveland except for the check valve.
I bet every single toe brake Champ and Decathlon uses this cylinder, so accepting tips from knowledgable mechanics, and I will share what I learn when done.
First, getting these things out of the aircraft is easy with floorboards removed, and probably impossible for normal humans otherwise.
The "spring collar" at the bottom of the piston rod is probably threaded on. I say that because assembly instructions say to use Loctite 262, and they seem to indicate that you let it dry for 24 hours before assembly. I seriously doubt that. I will check the Loctite site.
Meantime, if anybody here has done this task, let me know if there are any tricks or "gotchas" involved. Most of my hydraulic experience is with Grove parts. Easy to repair. Similar to Cleveland except for the check valve.