X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3644789 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:29:19 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.243; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from OMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.52]) by QMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id sfj71b00917UAYkADgUj18; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:28:43 +0000 Received: from sz0081.ev.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.26.137]) by OMTA13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id sgUj1b0012xV6SL8ZgUjXP; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:28:43 +0000 Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 16:28:43 +0000 (UTC) From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: <1982986405.9140561242577723133.JavaMail.root@sz0081a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: Subject: Hey Ed ; RV6A frnt. gear update. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_452623_673482585.1242577723132" X-Originating-IP: [76.20.184.183] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.12_GA_2816.RHEL5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - IE6 (Win)/5.0.12_GA_2816.RHEL5_64) ------=_Part_452623_673482585.1242577723132 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Ed,=C2=A0 did you every complete the frnt . gear update for the A-modle= RV's ?=C2=A0 We were snowed in early=C2=A0last=C2=A0Nov. =C2=A0so we insta= lled the new fork & had the gear leg cut/ rethreaded , came out great, I al= so did the leg fastener bolt mod. with the taper pin, 4 to 6 weeks of on & = off again hand reaming of the hole for the taper pin, what a nightmare!=C2= =A0 BUT !=C2=A0 Now that it is done am glad I did it, very tight, no moveme= nt at all, 0-clearance so the mount hole should never wallow out. The trick= was how to access best? Drilled the leg separate from mount in steps (reme= mber the bolt hole was already match-drilled, very hard spring steel) then = taper reemed close to finish, drilled/ reemed =C2=A0the mount close to fini= sh, then reassem ., level fuselage ( horizontally ), level gear leg ( verti= cally , fork area) in place & finish reaming taper hole (work real fine-las= t long time). Half way through if asked, would say too much work, now that = its done & will never have to deal with wallowed out hole, would highly rec= ommend.=C2=A0Sorry=C2=A0I missed everyone at Sun-n-Fun was in Lakeland the = last day of show but have been dealing with med. problems (minor)=C2=A0& wa= s at =C2=A0ER getting bloodwork/X-rays & meds so we could finish vacation o= n a high note/fun & it was, love FL in the winter.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 David = Cook=C2=A0 Lansing MI RV6A Rotary.=C2=A0 (back on three wheels again & out = side tuneing eng.) ------=_Part_452623_673482585.1242577723132 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>
Hey E= d, did you every complete the frnt. gear update for the A-modle RV's?= We were snowed in early last Nov. so we installed th= e new fork & had the gear leg cut/rethreaded, came out great, I also di= d the leg fastener bolt mod. with the taper pin, 4 to 6 weeks of on & o= ff again hand reaming of the hole for the taper pin, what a nightmare! = ; BUT ! Now that it is done am glad I did it, very tight, no movement= at all, 0-clearance so the mount hole should never wallow out. The trick w= as how to access best? Drilled the leg separate from mount in steps (rememb= er the bolt hole was already match-drilled, very hard spring steel) then ta= per reemed close to finish, drilled/reemed the mount close to finish,= then reassem., level fuselage (horizontally), level gear leg (vertically, = fork area) in place & finish reaming taper hole (work real fine-last lo= ng time). Half way through if asked, would say too much work, now that its = done & will never have to deal with wallowed out hole, would highly rec= ommend. Sorry I missed everyone at Sun-n-Fun was in Lakeland the = last day of show but have been dealing with med. problems (minor) &= ; was at ER getting bloodwork/X-rays & meds so we could finish va= cation on a high note/fun & it was, love FL in the winter. &= nbsp; David Cook Lansing MI RV6A Rotary. (back on three wheels = again & out side tuneing eng.) ------=_Part_452623_673482585.1242577723132--