Re: Pietenpol-List: brake parts for piper cub wheels (from Les Schubert).
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 7:31 pm
Original Posted By: Les Schubert
Les,Parts for these brakes are terribly expensive, and some are scarce.A suggestion: Check the go-cart stuff and you may find something. I "inherited" a pair of mechanical shoe-type brakes that had beenput together for the 8.00 x 4 brake drums you have, but gave themto someone (can't remember who) when we were moving 5 1/2years ago. The steel back plate bolted directly onto the Cub brake flange anda lever turned a cam to spread the shoes apart. The shoes were of cast metal (Monel?) with neat linings riveted to them. I was told they were go-cart parts. All the pieces were home-made except for theshoes. They were installed on a Jodel D11 built by a friend who usedthem for several years before changing to 6 inch wheels and aircraftbrakes. They would work fine on a Pietenpol and you could make a similar set of mechanical brakes, I'm sure.So there is a precedent for getting around the Cub-type brake pro-blem---and you wouldn't need master cylinders, either.Graham________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:18:55 -0700
Les,Parts for these brakes are terribly expensive, and some are scarce.A suggestion: Check the go-cart stuff and you may find something. I "inherited" a pair of mechanical shoe-type brakes that had beenput together for the 8.00 x 4 brake drums you have, but gave themto someone (can't remember who) when we were moving 5 1/2years ago. The steel back plate bolted directly onto the Cub brake flange anda lever turned a cam to spread the shoes apart. The shoes were of cast metal (Monel?) with neat linings riveted to them. I was told they were go-cart parts. All the pieces were home-made except for theshoes. They were installed on a Jodel D11 built by a friend who usedthem for several years before changing to 6 inch wheels and aircraftbrakes. They would work fine on a Pietenpol and you could make a similar set of mechanical brakes, I'm sure.So there is a precedent for getting around the Cub-type brake pro-blem---and you wouldn't need master cylinders, either.Graham________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:18:55 -0700