Alternative brake reservoir

[southtarnation]

Saw an old thread that said there may be a forum member making stainless steel ones.

I saw this, novel idea. Does anyone have any pireps on this one?
http://blueskyaviation.net/clear_bre...d_resivor.html

Or any info on the ss units?

[roee]

Originally Posted by southtarnation

I saw this, novel idea. Does anyone have any pireps on this one?
http://blueskyaviation.net/clear_bre...d_resivor.html

Matco also has a reservoir made of acrylic. That's a nice benefit, being able to visually inspect the fluid level. But I'd be concerned with the very low melting point of acrylic (160 degC / 320 degF).

[southtarnation]

So i guess the next question would be what is the normal operational temperature range that our aircraft are subject to? I like the clear one but am concerned and would like to hear from anyone that has any additional info.

[gtmule]

Originally Posted by roee

Matco also has a reservoir made of acrylic. That's a nice benefit, being able to visually inspect the fluid level. But I'd be concerned with the very low melting point of acrylic (160 degC / 320 degF).

Note that a plastic battery lives right by there....I bet its fine

[WingsOnWheels]

Here is the reservoir I installed on my -6A



http://www.scottshotrods.com/RemoteReservoir.asp

[bird]

I chose to put the smaller reservoirs on each master cylinder, from acs, less tubing to run and now each brake system is independent of each other. Not finished yet but that's the route I chose. Just a thought.

Bird

[RVZoomie]

It saves a several feet of plumbing this way, separates each of the systems, and allows you to service the system without removing the cowling. Before I did this mod, I was always chasing down leaks which were found to be with the factory tubing from the resevoir to each master cyl- I haven't had an issue since. It looks clean and is pretty cheap as well. Having a see through resevoir doesn't do anything for me unless you have an easy way to view it. That being said, having some sighting gage on the individual reseviors would be nice as well.

[RVZoomie]

Reconsidering my post- on my -8 the factory resevoir was mounted on the left (pilot's) side of the aircraft and thus nut accessible or viewable through the oil access door. It looks like the pics I've been seeing are on the R side and both viewable and accessible through the oil access door. Nix 2 of my reasons...