Thanks so much Alan. This is really good advice. I will give it a look as well. Thanks to Hartmut too!
I need to clarify where the fluid is leaking from. It is leaking from the bottom of the threaded valve that is attached to the brake caliper. The valves on my coupe are a 3 way type valve with the brake line going in horizontally on one end. The other end is a bleeder valve and the downward end heading to the caliper is the part of the valve that is leaking. I was wondering if anything could be added to the threads of this valve to stop the leaking. I figured that brake fluid would just eat right through teflon tape or something of that sort. --- In [email protected], ALAN FAIRCLOUGH <texasavia...@...> wrote: > > Mark. > I can certainly relate to this. > > If you have removed the fairing, you will see something surprising. > The brake lines have a flexible section and a section that is rigid tubing. > the assembly is not anchored at the coupling between rigid and flexible but > higher up, there is a bracket around the rigid tubing screwed to the leg. > Flexing begins at this point and if you remove the attaching bracket you will > find that the bracket has worn a groove and a hole into the tubing. > > To fix this the best thing is to replace the entire piece of tubing that > attaches to a coupling that goes through the web of the main spar in most > coupes, and the coupling on the flexible hose. > To repair it, and prevent it from happening again, make a small angle bracket > to anchor the coupling of the flex hose to the leg so the fixed tubing does > not flex. > > I have a drawing I can send you of this modification I made to my coupes if > you would like it. > > Other coupes might have the coupling going through a hole in the bracket on > the leg to minimize flexing. > > > A Fairclough > N87333 > N94694 > >
