Bferrell: Created page with "Several Velocity's have had gear legs get soft and deform due to radiant heating from the brakes. So much so, that the factory has a metal boot that can be retrofitted over top ..."

2012-09-25T12:21:24Z

Created page with "Several Velocity's have had gear legs get soft and deform due to radiant heating from the brakes. So much so, that the factory has a metal boot that can be retrofitted over top ..."

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Several Velocity's have had gear legs get soft and deform due to radiant heating from the brakes. So much so, that the factory has a metal boot that can be retrofitted over top of the leg to repair the issue. There are a few ways to avoid the issue...

=== Metal Duct Tape ===
Man of us have taken the path of least resistance and simply grabbed some aluminum ducting tape and wrapped it around the gear legs to give them a heat-reflective coating.

=== Dugas Removable Plate ===
Rene' has a metal reflector mounted by a hose clamp so he easily get it out of the way.

''A piece of aluminum slotted in two places with a stainless steel screw clamp works well and is easy to remove. I placed a square of silicone engine baffling between. Works well. I bent mine upwind to direct a little more air onto the disc too.''

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Gear Leg Heatshield - Revision history

Bferrell: Created page with "Several Velocity's have had gear legs get soft and deform due to radiant heating from the brakes. So much so, that the factory has a metal boot that can be retrofitted over top ..."