> Scott writes


> With the airplane up on jacks, I notice each year that I can get more
> fore-aft wiggle out of the nose gear leg because the holes thru the tabs
> are
> getting elongated



I drilled two small holes, about .035 in the left tab, about 3/8" above
the bolt head, ran a U shaped piece of safety wire through from between
the tabs and secured it to a drilled head bolt to prevent rotation. no
problems after several years.

I would be reluctant to go to a larger bolt since that reduces the
remaining cross section in the aluminum drag link. You could drill out
each tab then epoxy a snug fitting steel shim ring into each tab.

Here is another question. What is the best lubricant for these steel on
aluminum bearings in a dirty environment?


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BILL HANNAHAN
WFHANNAHAN@YAHOO.COM



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