X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:52:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4503748 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:35:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.163; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o9D1ZA6d007522 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:35:10 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.f0f.b2c8791 (37542) for ; Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:35:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d20.mail.aol.com (magic-d20.mail.aol.com [172.19.155.136]) by cia-mb02.mx.aol.com (v129.5) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB023-92a64cb50ccbd9; Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:35:08 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <3c1eb.ff0f50d.39e666cb@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:35:07 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] LNC 2 inner gear doors vibrate X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_3c1eb.ff0f50d.39e666cb_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_3c1eb.ff0f50d.39e666cb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jack, Assuming you mean hydraulic actuators and standard gear - the actuator should hold the door tightly closed against the leg mounted middle gear door joggle. If it is not tight, the actuator rod end could be shortened by screwing it in the shaft further or the mechanical stop tube could be shortened until it is tight. Of course, the door must be vertical when fully opened so the wheel does not catch on it during retraction. Another problem might be related to the sequence valve - the stem length may be out of adjustment so when the leg is tucked away it does not fully depress the valve plunger thus depriving the door actuator full pressure or fluctuating pressure during varying G-forces. Scott Krueger In a message dated 10/12/2010 7:47:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jraddison@msn.com writes: Does anyone have experience stabilizing the inner gear doors on Lancair 360?? Hindges were already replaces with a stout carbon fiber pair. The actrator end appears to allow some up/down motion. Jack Addison _jraddison@msn.com_ (mailto:jraddison@msn.com) 541-419-2502 N360JS = --part1_3c1eb.ff0f50d.39e666cb_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jack,

Assuming you mean hydraulic actuators and standard gear - the ac= tuator=20 should hold the door tightly closed against the leg mounted middle gear do= or=20 joggle. If it is not tight, the actuator rod end could be shortened= by=20 screwing it in the shaft further or the mechanical stop tube could be shor= tened=20 until it is tight. Of course, the door must be vertical when fully= opened=20 so the wheel does not catch on it during retraction.

Another problem might be related to the sequence valve - the stem len= gth=20 may be out of adjustment so when the leg is tucked away it does not fully= =20 depress the valve plunger thus depriving the door actuator full pressure= or=20 fluctuating pressure during varying G-forces.

Scott Krueger

In a message dated 10/12/2010 7:47:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 jraddison@msn.com writes:

Does=20 anyone have experience stabilizing the inner gear doors on Lancair 360??= =20 Hindges were already replaces with a stout carbon fiber pair.
<= BR>The=20 actrator end appears to allow some up/down motion.

Jack=20 Addison jraddison@msn.com =20 541-419-2502
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