another place-- lines laid well right here. sure works great, glad I have it, although I don't use it all the time.

Fin,

I like how you've installed your parking brake valve. Looks good! Have you tested it yet?

Has anybody else put a valve in a side-by-side RV in a place where you can reach it without using a cable?

Thank you,

My 9A is not flying yet but I am happy with the installation. It is easy to reach down and move the lever. The cover seems to be out of the way of the size ten feet when getting into and out of the aircraft. The park brake appears to lock the wheels OK. The valve obviously has to be installed in the brake lines so I can't see any other location you could use if you don't want a cable. If I was doing this installation again I think I would make the cover a just a little bit higher to allow extra room for the spring.

Fin 9A

Another solution
 

I don't think Fin's location would be satisfactory for a fuel injected nose wheel RV because that's where the fuel boost pump would be located. At any rate here's another solution. It locates the Matco brake exactly at the position of the standard bracket so that the original Vans hoses can be used.



The lug at the top is to fix the Bowden cable. The fixture at the side contains the brake arm within its full on/off sweep. Both are fabricated from seperate lengths of angle.



This image shows the aluminium brake line run up the central tunnel (I've got tape on the Matco ports to stop little creatures getting in until the hoses are fitted).

Here's what I did. Not flying yet, soon I hope.






Jim
7A, XP-360, finishing.

Jim

Good idea mounting the valve upside down (compared to my installation).
Your slot is shorter as less movement of the lever is needed to activate the valve.
Fin
9A

data point
 

heres my brake valve installation..keeps the factory setup and can be retrofitted without new lines. no...thats not teflon tape.:D

Picture with plans
 

I stole,errr ... I mean borrowed, Dave Parsons' idea. The existing rivet and bolt holes were used. I did have to double up on .040 behind the actual valve to allow countersinking in order to maintain a smooth firewall.

http://caura.dyndns.org/gallery/album01/ajy?full=1

Good luck,