TOMARK, s.r.o.
Airplane Maintenance Manual
Chapter12 Servicing
Issue: 11.AUG 2016 Page 85
▶ Put the free end of the clear hose in a suitable container which can be
placed on the cockpit floor.
▶ Install a clear hose to the brake valve and secure with a wire.
NOTE To prevent air bubbles in the brake system keep it always slightly
under pressure. For that reason, the brake cylinder outflow valve shall
not be opened before the lower person has opened the brake valve
and has begun to press hydraulic fluid into the system.
▶ Open the valves in the correct sequence (brake valve first) using a
wrench and replenish brake fluid by pressing it from the bottom
(wheel) to the top (brake cylinder).
▶ Watch the brake fluid spilling into the container.
▶ If brake fluid is clear and free from air bubbles, close the valves in the
correct sequence (brake cylinder valve first).
▶ Repeat this procedure for the other wheel.
▶ Lock brake lever in first position and thus keep brake system under
pressure for about one hour.
▶ Check tightness of the brake system. Seal system where necessary.
▶ Remove clear hoses from the valves.
▶ Adjust brake linings as per Chapter
32-40-05 Brake Linings
.
▶ Reinstall brake cylinder as per Chapter
32-40-03 Brake Cylinder
.
▶ Reinstall wheel fairings as per Chapter
32-40-01Main Wheel Fairing
.
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