X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:34:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s11.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.150] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4431086 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:57:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.150; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS10 ([65.55.90.137]) by snt0-omc3-s11.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:56:33 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.229.86] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: LNC2 over-center link X-Original-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:56:23 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0250_01CB3BC0.DEC8C3D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 Seal-Send-Time: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:56:23 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0079.0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Aug 2010 21:56:33.0753 (UTC) FILETIME=[8F51E490:01CB3BFB] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0250_01CB3BC0.DEC8C3D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It has already been done. Randy Snarr had them made up and a lot of = LNC2 owners replaced the originals with them. Gary Edwards LNC2=20 I would think steel isn't necessary. But what if we put a spherical = bearing in the end where the over center link meets the strut relieving the = stress of having less than perfect geometry? Would require a new link made. = If there's interest I know a machinist that could make that happen. Jim Fellow 320/360 owners, builders, and operators (and anyone else caring = =20 to comment): Does anyone out there think it is worth my while to have a nose gear =20 over-center link manufactured out of a different material? Mark =20 Ravinski's unfortunate incident made me wonder. I believe Mark =20 attributes his to time in service and perhaps poor maintenance. it =20 seems the follow on posts mostly support that conclusion along with =20 possible installation problems. I have investigated this enough to =20 know that it is a fairly expensive proposition especially without CAD = drawings. I reviewed the archives and noted that someone was going to = =20 produce them in steel and make them available way back when. Does =20 anyone recall if that actually happened? Does anyone out there =20 actually have the CAD drawings? Ross at Lancair was unable to help in = =20 that regard. Any interest in any sort of a group buy? I hope to =20 fully utilize this little beauty if I ever get it done to include =20 landing on grass. That said, should I suck it up and get the part made = =20 or am I being a total nervous Nelly? Any and all comments welcome! Thanks, Steve Veach ------=_NextPart_000_0250_01CB3BC0.DEC8C3D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It has already been done.  Randy Snarr had them made up and a = lot of=20 LNC2 owners replaced the originals with them.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2 
I would think steel isn't necessary. But what if we put a = spherical=20 bearing
in the end where the over center link meets the strut = relieving the=20 stress
of having less than perfect geometry? Would require a new = link made.=20 If
there's interest I know a machinist that could make that=20 happen.
Jim

Fellow 320/360 owners, builders, and operators = (and=20 anyone else caring 
to comment):

Does anyone out there = think=20 it is worth my while to have a nose gear 
over-center link=20 manufactured out of a different material?  Mark  =
Ravinski's=20 unfortunate incident made me wonder.  I believe Mark  =
attributes=20 his to time in service and perhaps poor maintenance.  it  =
seems=20 the follow on posts mostly support that conclusion along with =20
possible installation problems.  I have investigated this = enough=20 to 
know that it is a fairly expensive proposition especially = without=20 CAD 
drawings.  I reviewed the archives and noted that = someone=20 was going to 
produce them in steel and make them available = way back=20 when.  Does 
anyone recall if that actually happened? = Does=20 anyone out there 
actually have the CAD drawings?  Ross = at=20 Lancair was unable to help in 
that regard.  Any = interest in any=20 sort of a group buy?  I hope to 
fully utilize this = little=20 beauty if I ever get it done to include 
landing on grass. = That said,=20 should I suck it up and get the part made 
or am I being a = total=20 nervous Nelly?  Any and all comments = welcome!

Thanks,

Steve=20 Veach
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