X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:35:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with SMTP id 1912927 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:00:26 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.202; envelope-from=gbfitz@swbell.net Received: (qmail 16557 invoked from network); 10 Mar 2007 09:59:36 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=swbell.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=xzUarHyWcQPQKu+neuly3YNE7FK+ZuuYEoNw0kpWnCzZUrHG9nmZsqUW09fFI53QAfcBPz3ogVcNrIEPHkmFAeS5l6jiSntVAz0+gbM3OjrSLFXcNnEZnjyBEP9Aot9nKjUcwy4LfK4SHzWwdNi/hvuXJIrB2FYEBaQOve3QAM8= ; Received: from unknown (HELO eaglenest61) (gbfitz@swbell.net@70.130.222.65 with login) by smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 Mar 2007 09:59:36 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: bY9Ai68VM1lk3Mt7WX.CFh5e2R6WnkJg_Dff.DUqfMzLmUjvGdb1k9WrMSG5w2NM8Uz2BU7OrJtLDuQVgoLcEXkWLrzWDWHrPjqw9p75PNONVTD9JLGOOg-- X-Original-Message-ID: <007b01c762fa$8e4cc390$4001a8c0@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re:235/320/360 nose gear over center drag link X-Original-Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:57:45 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 OK, so we have 2 ideas to improve the drag link. Have we given up on the idea of mounting a rod bearing on the end? A few years ago, I prototyped a part with a rod bearing and a bushing (I used the rod bearing from one of the main gear links), and the interference caused by alignment issues with the drag link and the GM27 fixture pretty much went away. Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 standard build ~65% Engine: TBD St. Charles, MO