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** Note: Consider using drilled bolts and castle nuts instead of the lock-nuts that Beringer supplies for mounting the master cylinders. They do use rod-end bearings that don't rotate around the bolt like the stock master cylinders, so lock-nuts are generally adequate, but If they do every come loose, you cannot control the airplane on the ground. | ** Note: Consider using drilled bolts and castle nuts instead of the lock-nuts that Beringer supplies for mounting the master cylinders. They do use rod-end bearings that don't rotate around the bolt like the stock master cylinders, so lock-nuts are generally adequate, but If they do every come loose, you cannot control the airplane on the ground. | ||
* [https://www.groveaircraft.com/wbproducts.html Grove] (known for better master cylinders, the stock ones hang after some years) | * [https://www.groveaircraft.com/wbproducts.html Grove] (known for better master cylinders, the stock ones hang after some years) | ||
* [http://matcomfg.com/ Matco] (known for higher brake action than stock)<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-41.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>Above picture shows the stock main wheel on the left and the Matco wheel with 3 piston brake on the right.<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-14.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>The Matco brake disk is 10 mm closer to the rim compared to the stock wheels (to make room for the stronger brake cylinders but also for improved spacing of the hot disks to the fiberglass fairings).<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes and their installation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxt7ipMKho YouTube video by "a leaf on the wind"]<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes vs. the stock brakes: [https://youtu.be/w7MU13t5BDE?t=433 YouTube video by Base Leg Aviation (Vic Syracuse)] | * [http://matcomfg.com/ Matco] (known for higher brake action than stock) | ||
** [[Matco installation recommendations]] | |||
** Matco vs stock (Grove):<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-41.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>Above picture shows the stock main wheel on the left and the Matco wheel with 3 piston brake on the right.<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-14.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>The Matco brake disk is 10 mm closer to the rim compared to the stock wheels (to make room for the stronger brake cylinders but also for improved spacing of the hot disks to the fiberglass fairings).<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes and their installation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxt7ipMKho YouTube video by "a leaf on the wind"]<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes vs. the stock brakes: [https://youtu.be/w7MU13t5BDE?t=433 YouTube video by Base Leg Aviation (Vic Syracuse)] | |||
==== Improvements to Brake Pedal and stock Master Cylinder ==== | ==== Improvements to Brake Pedal and stock Master Cylinder ==== | ||
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* Final result:<br>[[File:2023-03-26 17-28-03.jpeg|400px]] | * Final result:<br>[[File:2023-03-26 17-28-03.jpeg|400px]] | ||
[[Category:Optional]] | [[index.php?title=Category:Optional]] | ||