Return-Path: Received: from mailhub.cpro.co.za ([196.37.249.19]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sat, 2 Oct 1999 01:28:37 -0400 Received: from default ([196.37.249.65]) by mailhub.cpro.co.za (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with SMTP id 3249 for ; Sat, 2 Oct 1999 07:42:13 +0200 Message-ID: <01f101bf0c97$9b51fd60$41f925c4@default> Reply-To: "Pine Pienaar" From: "Pieter Pienaar" To: "LancairList" Subject: LNC2 Overcenter problem Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 07:32:20 +0200 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hi This could be a very serious problem to all. I don't know if its only in my installation but when the hydraulic cylinder pulls the overcenter bracket up and at this stage the new overcenter spring should break, then on extending the gear there is a tendency for the overcenter bracket to rotate forward. At this point the bolt heads catches the top flat area of the GM4 plate and hangs the gear. I decided to round this top part of GM4 to prevent this from happening. Or am I overlooking something.??? Pine Pienaar pine@cpro.co.za Lancair 360 #664 [The 3/8" bolt which mounts the o/c link to the GM4 should have a fender washer immediately under the bolt head, and then a small washer (sorry, I don't remember the AN numbers offhand) which captures the bearing in the o/c link to the boss on the GM4. The fender or area washer will keep the o/c link assembly from rotating out of plane. Seems to me there have been drawings of this in one or more issues of the LNN... check your back issues. ] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html