Vacuum Speed Brakes Actuator Canister Binding

[231MJ]

My vacuum speed brakes have recently become intermittent; I can see one side wants to deploy but it gets suck trying to open. On the ground the wing units open freely by bulling on them and there is no binding or resistance to opening. Took the belly off and inspected the rubber boot - no tears and tape is firmly in place. However, when I push on the actuator can that connects to the cables (Can B, below) it binds going into the static can (Can A, below).  It seems to get hung up on the lip of the inner can (Can A). Is there something inside the two cans that keeps them aligned? Did the rubber boot stretch or move to the point where the two cans are now too far apart leading to bad alignment when vacuum is applied?  I sent a question to Precise Flight but they don't support the vacuum brakes in any way (other than sending me the old installation manual).  Again, this is not an issue with the rubber boot or the cables or the solenoid valve.   Thanks

vacuum speed brake canister assembly.pdf

[231MJ]

Can someone explain how to paste a picture into the message - thought I had it but I see it does not show up.  I attached the pic I tired to paste into the message to this comm.

vacuum speed brake canister assembly.pdf

[Fly Boomer]

38 minutes ago, 231MJ said:

Can someone explain how to paste a picture into the message - thought I had it but I see it does not show up.  I attached the pic I tired to paste into the message to this comm.

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[LANCECASPER]

42 minutes ago, 231MJ said:

Can someone explain how to paste a picture into the message - thought I had it but I see it does not show up.  I attached the pic I tired to paste into the message to this comm.

vacuum speed brake canister assembly.pdf 88.85 kB · 0 downloads

That's a pdf you're posting. If you drop in a .jpg it should work if you have storage available. Mine is all used up.