Fw: [fairchildclub] Re: Brakes

[Vintage Wings, Inc.]

'You guys need to make sure they are clean and the proper Asbestos lining material. Then check your bands for a weak spot. Some times they will flex only in one spot due to fatigue. Also make sure they are of the same thickness and the drums are the same thickness. (One may have been replaced and not the other one...) Next check the gap between the band and the drum. .015 I believe.

If they are very dirty they will grab.

As for greasing them. You can make a long zert line that comes forward through the baffles. You can also run a line aft so you can get to them with a SMALL grease gun. I use one of the very little ones and can usually get it under the cowling. You will have to have aft facing zerts.

Sharon, I am also available for consult in since you are close. I am in OKC.

regards,
Gene Lehman
405-282-6867
gene@vintagewings.com






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