Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:15:47 -0500
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Subject: New Small Gear Legs
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From: Lorn H. Olsen <lorn@dynacomm.ws>
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My wheels have always looked like they were bent inwards. Also the 
outside of the tires wears more than the inside.

I decided to change my tires and, based on my mechanics suggestion, I 
took off the axles and turned them upside down to see if they were 
bent. The axles sere not bent. The gear leg castings were bent inwards 
about 3 degrees.

I received my new gear legs today ($98.00 each) and put them on. 
Whoops! The axle holes are not in the same place. The center gear door 
uses these axle holes for its bottom 2 mounts. Also there is no whole 
in the gear casting for the top mounting bolt.

The way I see it, I will have to retract the gear and then, while 
holding the center door in place, drill the top hole. While the top 
whole holds the middle gear door in place. I will extend the gear and 
from the tire side, re-drill the holes in the center gear door 
attachment bracket. That is, If I can. Of course Lancair is closed for 
the holidays so new attachment brackets are out of the question, at 
least until the middle of next week.

I was soooo... frustrated when I found this out. Had I known that I 
would have to refit these doors in an unheated hanger at 25 degrees, I 
would probably have put the fix off until the summer. I would like to 
thank Sue Harrelson for telling me to go home, think about the problem 
and request suggestions from our mailing list.

If anyone has a suggestion on another way to solve my problem, the help 
would be greatly appreciated.

TIA,
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Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
248-478-4300, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
LNC2, O-320-D1F, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan