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John,
Did you get a part number for the sleeve. I could not see the part
number in the manual.
The sleeve clearly can't fit as shown, It will be easier to verify
against my parts lists
and actual part bags with the part number.
Your airplane must be almost done. Are you flying it to Redmoind in
August?
David Lowry
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Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Check Wheels
In a message dated 6/14/2004 1:55:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, dickreeve@gci.net writes: Actually, I ended up with an AN4-50 bolt versus the -51 called
for.
The AN4-51A bolt is actually the correct length bolt! Check page
13-15 in the construction manual. Note there is a "sleeve" which fits
over the axel. The manual shows it in the wrong place, however. It
should be inside the wheel, over the axle, and between both bearings.
This sleeve is a precisely dimensioned aluminum tube which preloads the
bearings at the proper load, and also provides metal-to-metal compression
across the entire length of the bolt so the bolted assembly doesn't turn when
the wheel turns. This sleeve was inadvertently left out of many of the
nose wheel kits sent out to customers. Just tell Lancair your nose
wheel kit was missing the sleeve and they will send you one. I have
already found several Legacy's where the sleeve was omitted. Bad
mistake!
One other comment about the AN3-3A bolts specified to bolt the keeper
plates in place. Actually, these should be AN3H-3A bolts (drilled
head). These bolts should be safety wired to each other.
Hope this helps.
John Kleber
N83JK LEG2/G
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