33-04 to 10 Rudder Pedals & Beringer Brakes

The picture above shows the brake system installed … it took a bit of head scratching to get there!

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These are all the parts supplied by Beringer, which are all very nice quality.

The Beringer RV14 manual seems to be based on the RV10, so a lot of part numbers do not relate to the 14. They also have updated some parts, so a few washer callouts etc don’t work.

But with a bit of test assembly and planning it all begins to make sense.

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Brake Cylinders

The Brake Cylinders arrived with the eye bolts unassembled, so the first job was to attach these and adjust to a suitable length.

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As a first guess I’ve adjusted these to position the brake pedals parallel with the rudder pedal assembly. I’m not sure if this will need adjusting?

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I test assembled the L & R pedals to ensure clearances.

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Brake Regulator

I decided to fit the Beringer Brake Regulator, which apparently does a good job in balancing brake application L & R to help with keeping straight.

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The manual suggests it is attached to the underside of the middle F-6115 Bearing Block, using a supplied bracket.

This seemed like a good plan, since although once adjusted you shouldn’t need to access it very often, in this position it’ll be easy.

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The bracket was supplied flat, so I bent the lugs to a suitable angle.

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Here it is installed on the bottom of the middle bearing block.

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Parking Brake

The parking brake valve is installed on top of the left bearing block, again using a supplied bracket.

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Hoses

The Beringer Manual has good diagrams showing how to couple all this up. This is the one relevant for my installation.

I have cheated again and purchased the excellent hoses produced by Tom Swearengen at TS Flightlines.

Tom has produced a good manual with the hoses … the hose names do not match the Beringer manual, but it doesn’t take too long to sort it out.

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Once all the components were in position, it didn’t take long to assemble the hoses.

I decided to position my rudder pedal assembly at the rear position. The hose from the Co-Pilot R pedal up to the reservoir is a little short I think … but I’m not sure on the exact angle of the pedals yet. I’ll know this once the rudder is linked.

I sent Tom an email asking about this, and he replied within minutes (on a Sunday!) … can’t ask more than that. He said he’d make me a longer one if required, but suggested I check it when rigged properly.