Gear Leg Brake Hose Kit - Aircraft Specialty

In June 2021, I purchased and installed the Gear Leg Hose Kit from Aircraft Specialty. The installation of this hose kit was completed in:

Fuselage, Section 40B - TD Gear/Engine Mount, Part 6 (also included below)

Here are the installation instructions published on their website.

Finishing, Tail Dragger Landing Gear and Engine Mount (Part 6)

The work during this session was completed on May 7, 2021.

These are the U 55-204 Grove 5.00 x 5 Wheel Brake Caliper Assemblies.  Initially, we applied pipe thread sealant to the pipe threads of the blue elbows and installed them in the Brake Caliper body.  Here are the two Brake Calipers with the elbows installed.

To install the Brake Calipers, the two bolts were removed from each Caliper to allow it to be separate into two halves.....the back plate and the Brake Caliper body.  The back plate goes behind (outboard) of the brake disk, the torque pins get inserted into the brake torque plate and the bolts are reinstalled.  The process is the same for the left and right Brake Caliper Assembly installation.

(Excerpt from Van’s RV-14 Builder Plans)

Here is the left assembly installed.....

.....and the right assembly installed.

I decided to purchase aftermarket brake lines for the airplane.  I ordered the Gear Leg Hose Package from Aircraft Specialty.  (I have also previously purchased the Cabin Fuel Line and Cabin Stainless Braided Hose Kits.  Very high quality products and WAY better than anything I could make).  Pictured below is the Gear Leg Hose Package.

Here is the line installed on the right side of the Engine Mount....secured with two clamps and connected to the elbow in the Firewall.....

.....and “wrapped” around the Gear Leg and connected to the Brake Caliper Assembly via the previously installed elbow.

This is the left side installation on the Engine Mount.....

.....and down at the Brake Caliper Assembly.

The orange tape you see on the Gear Legs is just temporary to hold the line in position.  I will replace the orange tape with the proper “friction” tape prior to installing the Gear Leg Fairings.