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brakes on a onex

Postby dfcpac » Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:28 pm

I have a onex with dual hydraulic brakes. I get them to pump up good but in about a week they loose pressure. all the fittings are tight. anyone else have this problem

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Re: brakes on a onex

Postby kevinh » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:03 pm

I've had a similar problem on a different airplane and the issue was one of the o-rings on the caliper was very slightly leaking. So I replaced it.
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