1. Matco brake lines are 1/8” od. They will not fit in the slot on the trailing edge of the landing gear legs. Use a piece of 3/16” OD .138” ID Nyla flow tubing approximately 3 ft. long for each gear leg Aircraft Spruce part number 05-00110 pressed into the trailing edge of the gear leg. Brake line can be fed through the larger line and into the fuselage. After line has been roughly routed per next pictures, fitting can be installed on brake line and attached to the brake caliper.
2. Route brake line up side of fuselage. Exact routing will vary depending on your avionics installation. Be sure brake line does not chaff against the rudder cable.
3. 1/8” Brake line is routed to the lower hole on the master cylinder. A 90-degree compression fitting is used to attach line to master cylinder. The larger 3/16 OD tubing runs from reservoir to the master cylinder.
4. Reservoir is attached with a Tee compression fitting to the reservoir tubing. Reservoir and reservoir tubing Tee should by highest points in brake system. If at some point the tubing goes above the level of the Tee, it will be difficult to bleed air bubbles out of the system. Note: wiring was not secured properly yet at the time of this picture. Battery location is dependent on the weight and balance of your aircraft. For most engines however, you will want it located as far forward as possible.
