Well, first of all, the pedal itself is mounted upside down. Second, the pedal I-beam cross sectioned shaft is also twisted, thus twisting the bolt. He needs to replace that part. It is an aluminum casting, and he should be able to get one from Vernon Gregory.
Syd On Jul 20, 2010, at 11:38 AM, JThomas Terry wrote: > [Attachment(s) from JThomas Terry included below] > > Randy has been having some brake difficulties lately and has finally gotten > his plane to an A&P intelligent enough to ask questions. Unfortunately he > was dumb enough to ask me! > > > > His problem stared with worn out pads: they have been replaced. However, > during the time that he had little or no brakes the pedal, linkage, and other > associated parts took a lot of abuse from people pushing harder and harder on > the pedal. What he and his mechanic need now is for someone familiar with > the pedal, linkage, and master cylinder installation to look at these photos > and offer thoughts as to why the linkage between the pedal and master > cylinder bends. Is the cylinder mounted incorrectly? Thanks > > > > Tommy > > >
