Jim, > I had a similar problem with a Porche 356C a bunch of years ago. After hard application of > the brakes the rear wheels would bind up and make it somewhat difficult to move forward > and almost impossible to reverse. After 1 or 2 minutes everything was fine. After much trial > and error I discovered the old rubber flex lines to the rear wheels were swollen internally > and restricted the back flow of fluid. Application of the brakes involves X amount of > hydraulic pressure and it goes by the swollen restriction without any problem. When > releasing the pressure the fluid can only seep back through the restriction thus taking a > period of time to release. This may or may not be your problem but it's something worth > looking into and doesn't cost any "fuel money" to check... Ken
--- In [email protected], "jimtruxel" <jimtru...@...> wrote: > > Just completed an owner asisted Annual on 3439H, 415C with rudder pedals. > All went well except the brakes. We installed a new master cylinder, blead > the brakes , which are Clevelands, and have more brakes than we can remember. > > Problem is - forward movement is fine and no dragging. But after a flight > when we try to push it back into the hangar it is almost impossible to move. > Seems brakes are not releasing after stopping. We removed the discs, greased > the pistons and still hve the same problem. But after sitting for awhile they > release and are OK. > > We also adjusted the cable in the plane to give additonal freedom. > > Any suggestions ? > > Jim > N3439H > FDK >
