X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:02:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.6) with ESMTP id 3085936 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.82; envelope-from=LHenney@charter.net Received: from aarprv06.charter.net ([10.20.200.76]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20080820224314.MLGE8683.mta31.charter.net@aarprv06.charter.net> for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:14 -0400 Received: from LHenneyLaptop ([97.93.200.118]) by aarprv06.charter.net with ESMTP id <20080820224313.JVGY29012.aarprv06.charter.net@LHenneyLaptop> for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:43:13 -0400 From: "LHenney" X-Original-To: "Lancair List" Subject: FW: Landing Gear Question X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:43:08 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <01d601c90316$2282c890$650fa8c0@LHenneyLaptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01D7_01C902EC.39ACC090" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AckDFYbwtDqRLUi+QjmMuOeawDFRYwAACpgw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Chzlrs: 0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01D7_01C902EC.39ACC090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bryan, I did not find this requirement until reading it in the POH annual checklist. I did a shim fix very similar to yours. I think your solution is excellent and required. For and Aft movement of that gear leg on a regular basis would bring future headaches. Nice Fix! Keep building! Larry _____ From: Bryan Wullner [mailto:vonjet@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:13 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Landing Gear Question Question pertaining to 320/360's. Im Working on the main gear and while up on jacks I noticed my main gear had a lot of free play fwd and aft between the 2 aluminum mounting pads. I had about 1/8" free play. The manual suggests adding bid plies on the aft spar to fix this problem. After carefully looking over my set up and manually cycling the gear over and over. I come to the conclusion that I really need to add shim to the fwd GM4 mounting point, thus moving my gear aft 1/8". This gives me the most clearance of all the gear parts and tire when retracting the gear. So here is what I did. I bonded on an 1/8" phenolic pad to the hardpoint on the main spar. Then I bolted up the GM4 and the pad effectively moved the GM4 piece aft 1/8" and getting rid of all my free play. Does anybody see any problem with this fix? Bryan ------=_NextPart_000_01D7_01C902EC.39ACC090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bryan,

 

I did not find this requirement = until reading it in the POH annual checklist.  I did a shim fix very = similar to yours.  I think your solution is excellent and required.  For = and Aft movement of that gear leg on a regular basis would bring future = headaches.

 

 

Nice Fix!  Keep = building!

 

Larry

 

From: Bryan = Wullner [mailto:vonjet@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August = 20, 2008 1:13 AM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Landing Gear = Question

 

Question pertaining to 320/360's.

 

Im Working on the main gear and while up on jacks I noticed my = main gear had a lot of free play fwd and aft between the 2 aluminum mounting = pads.

I had about 1/8" free play.  The manual suggests = adding bid plies on the aft spar to fix this problem.

After carefully looking over my set up and manually cycling the = gear over and over.  I come to the conclusion that I really need to add = shim to the fwd GM4 mounting point, thus moving my gear aft 1/8". =  This gives me the most clearance of all the gear parts and tire when retracting the gear. 

 

So here is what I did.  I bonded on an 1/8" phenolic = pad to the hardpoint on the main spar. Then I bolted up the GM4 and the pad effectively moved the GM4 piece aft 1/8" and getting rid of all my = free play. Does anybody see any problem with this = fix?

 

Bryan&nbs= p;

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