[Mike S]

I installed a Matco parking brake unit in my 10, utilizing a left over bracket that came with the airplane. I believe the bracket was for the Fawcet style fuel pump, used if you have a carb, not used for the high pressure pump in a F.I. system.

Anyway, I mounted the parking brake unit to the bracket with a couple of nut plates, (just in case I ever need to remove it, life will be much simpler), and cut the bracket down in length to just over half-----size dictated by the brake module.

I drilled out the rivets holding the stock bracket on the firewall, where the flex hoses mate up to the hard lines.

The removed bracket was used as a drill jig to locate the holes on the unit replacing it-----not quite the correct size, but close enough.

With the parking brake bracket/module riveted back in, the lines fit perfectly----no having to re-do the lines.

 

[Rick S.]

Mike,

Don't forget a bracket to hold the an adel clamp that the cable assembly attaches to. Fashion one out of 3" x 4" aluminum plate and put a 90 degree bend in it to mount behind the valve ala Mr. Deems Davis demonstrated on his web site. Now that you have the valve all hooked up, take it apart!!!



Heres the link:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=DeemsDavis&project=41&category=0&log=39207&row=16

 

[Mike S]

Thanks

Rick, thanks for the tip, I havent gotten to the cable routing yet. I will take a look at the link you provided.

 

[Mike S]

O.K., I just looked at Deems site.

Nice job on the cable bracket. I shall unashamedly copy it.

He used the same fuel pump mount I did, and for the same purpose, but a totally different execution thereof.

Thanks again for the tip, Rick.

 

[Michael Wellenzohn]

My parking brake assembly

Guys if you want I can send you the CAD plan to produce the part.

Michael

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Engine installed

 

[Mike S]

Mike, thanks, I dont need a cad plan, (have no way to utilize it anyway), but I can fabricate something by looking at your photo.

My assumption is that the tabs are travel stops??

Actually as I type this, I figured out that a combination of Mike's design, and Deem's will work best.

 

[Rick S.]

Now you know why the Swiss make such fine watches, Michael goes all the way to make a CAD plan just for the parking brake cable.

 

[Jeffreymd]

brake/gust lock

a little easier way is to go to rvtraining.com and order a gust lock from alex. you can then modify it to apply the pressure to the top of the rudder pedals. you then have a parking brake and gust lock, all in one. blue skies, jeff

 

[Michael Wellenzohn]

Now you know why the Swiss make such fine watches, Michael goes all the way to make a CAD plan just for the parking brake cable.

Once I am at home away from the workshop, I work on the virtual RV parts ;-)

Michael (who is actually Austrian)