X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:46:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com ([17.158.58.247] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6560816 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:05:11 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=17.158.58.247; envelope-from=gw5@me.com Received: from [10.0.1.67] (cpe-071-077-249-052.ec.res.rr.com [71.77.249.52]) by nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0MV300MVRSNN5U40@nk11p08mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:04:36 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-10-23_01:2013-10-22,2013-10-23,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1308280000 definitions=main-1310220157 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: ES nose gear fairing References: From: George Wehrung Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11A501) In-reply-to: X-Original-Message-id: <32332C2C-EAC8-4ACB-8F10-16D5DE9E5F9E@me.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:04:35 -0400 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable MIME-version: 1.0 (1.0) Interesting on the helicoil and balancing the fairing. Thank you=20 What length of number 10 screw do you all use to screw in the sides of the f= airing? It seems a 2" might be appropriate but I am worried about it hittin= g the wheel or tire assembly? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2013, at 15:51, Duane wrote: >=20 > Put a helicoil in the fork. > Also, balance the wheel pant so that the CG is at the mounting hole. > It wasn't until Bill added weight to the front end of the pant that the no= se wheel shimmy was eliminated on 39WG. A tail mounted camera proved the th= eory. > Duane >=20 > Sent from my iPad which thinks it knows better than me what I want to say.= >=20 >> On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:15 AM, George Wehrung wrote: >>=20 >> All >>=20 >> Looking for ways to improve the nose gear fairing mounting to my fork. I= n particular the side mount holes are pretty worn out due to the soft alumin= um fork. Considering using a nylock nut to the machine screw to avoid replac= ing the fork or maybe having the fork filled in and re-tapped. I have deter= mined the most likely cause of my occasional shimmy is the fairing vibrating= around because the screws back out.=20 >>=20 >> All input is welcomed. =20 >>=20 >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.ht= ml >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.htm= l