Angier, that's what I was thinking when I first saw this issue.  The main gear actuators have spacers to limit the actuator travel under pressure effectively preventing over-stressing.  I don't see that described on the nose gear instructions.  I did not build my Legacy but I am very conscious of the broken welds and other issues that may to be related to excessive actuator travel.

I'm wondering if Dan could post the video or pix on youtube or someplace where we could watch the flex.

Does anyone have info on the nose gear actuator limiting process and is like the mains or just stops moving with pressure cutoff.  The latter doesn't seem to make sense.

 
On 2013-09-28, at 7:47 PM, "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> John,
>
> If your nose gear hydraulics are correctly set up, there should be no hydraulic force on either the engine mount or the cylinder attach point
> in the nose gear tunnel. It's been a while since I've looked at the install manuals so don't recall if this is clearly spelled out. You may need to
> install either internal or external spacers or both to get it just right.
>
> Angier Ames
> N4ZQ
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