Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 13:03:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r08.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b1) with ESMTP id 1242606 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 May 2002 13:02:39 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-r08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id q.e5.18483ea0 (3842) for ; Mon, 20 May 2002 13:02:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 13:02:35 EDT Subject: Re: LNC2 Nose Gear Freefall X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10500 Chris, Lorn, Chris, you are right. The bearing mount is very sensitive to any distortion, including that induced by tightening the sleeved bolt at the rear too much. One way to relieve this is to add a thin washer on the sleeve side of the block. Since the pivot blocks were drilled by the builder and not with a CNC, it is possible to put them back on the wrong side, rotated or flipped (they should have been marked). This can cause a minor misalignment, ergo excessive friction. Luckily, I have a minor oil leak from my engine that throughly lubricates the pivot during each flight. Scott Krueger N92EX