Earlier in the summer I took possession of Aircraft Specialty?s first complete RV-12 brake line kit shipped for RV-12 owners desiring Vinyl coated, Teflon and stainless brake hoses. I asked Steve at Aircraft Specialyt to configure the kit to interface with a Matco PVPV-D parking brake. First impressions ?. The RV-12 brake line kit contains extremely high quality hoses and was complete with all the necessary fittings. The quality of the materials and workmanship is outstanding. Steve even screwed the fittings onto both ends of every hose so there was no question as to which fitting should be used with a particular brake line assembly. A nice touch and shows good consideration for Steve?s customers. Of course, it will still be a few months down the road until the hoses are filled with fluid. So don?t know if they will leak ? but judging by the way they look, seriously doubt there will be any issues in that regard. Below is a photo of the components that were included in the RV-12 brake line kit minus the Matco PVPV-D parking brake assembly which I already had previously purchased.
By following the directions and photos Steve at Aircraft Specialty provided, the RV-12 brake line kit?s components attached onto the rudder/brake pedal assembly easily and without complications.
To aid in making measurements for placement of the Matco parking brake and the Van?s poly brake lines running aft from the parking brake, the rudder/brake pedal assembly was temporally set on top of the tunnel ribs. The mounting position for the Matco parking brake was established and drilled, then the Matco parking brake was loosely secured in place.
The above photo shows the brake hardware loosely positioned (because the pedal assembly is being removed for better tunnel access) but the viewer can easily get a general idea how nice the Aircraft Specialty kit will look when the install is finalized. My overall thoughts ? Aircraft Specialty has put together a very high quality RV-12 brake line kit made from high quality components and provides great customer service. The Aircraft Specialty RV-12 brake line kit is a winner. I?m pleased to have their product on board the RV-12.
By following the directions and photos Steve at Aircraft Specialty provided, the RV-12 brake line kit?s components attached onto the rudder/brake pedal assembly easily and without complications.
To aid in making measurements for placement of the Matco parking brake and the Van?s poly brake lines running aft from the parking brake, the rudder/brake pedal assembly was temporally set on top of the tunnel ribs. The mounting position for the Matco parking brake was established and drilled, then the Matco parking brake was loosely secured in place.
The above photo shows the brake hardware loosely positioned (because the pedal assembly is being removed for better tunnel access) but the viewer can easily get a general idea how nice the Aircraft Specialty kit will look when the install is finalized. My overall thoughts ? Aircraft Specialty has put together a very high quality RV-12 brake line kit made from high quality components and provides great customer service. The Aircraft Specialty RV-12 brake line kit is a winner. I?m pleased to have their product on board the RV-12.