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From: "Ted Noel" <tednoel@cfl.rr.com>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: IV door sliders
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:23:48 -0400
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I never liked the original sliders. It seemed that they would side load when
the gear started down. I also buggered up the original HDPE in the kit.

So I went to a local plastics firm and bought some 1/4" scrap Delrin. I put
it in the factory specified location, and added a small piece at right
angles to the main slider. It is located at the position where the SB calls
for a turn in the slider. It is sloped so that the gear leg rides a steady
contour from full up to fully on the straight piece. Side loads are gone.
It's also easier to do than bending.

To mock up the fit, I used Fome-Cor art board. It costs about $5 per sheet,
and cuts with a knife nicely. It also sands well without that horrible brown
dust of masonite. A drop of super glue holds it beautifully.

Ted Noel


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