Return-Path: Received: from [67.20.112.52] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.2b5) with HTTP id 151126 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:31:21 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Elevator hinge wear-comment from the factory To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.2b5 Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:31:21 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <009301c4518a$e7478fe0$6401a8c0@COMPUTER2> References: <009301c4518a$e7478fe0$6401a8c0@COMPUTER2> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Timothy Ong" : Guys, Just to give everybody an update. We currently have a shipment of bearings that should arrive in less than two weeks. The rotational breaking force is much lower. You can easily move with your hand. This will allow people to actually clamp the inner bearing as it should be. This should eliminate bolt wear completely. Hopefully this will also keep the bearing from hammering the aluminum. We will see. Shannon has the first set. He flies quite a bit. He is going to keep me posted. Another aid to this problem we are looking at is "staking" the bearings in place rather than a press fit. The bearings definitely will not come out. To the point, when you replace the bearing you will need to replace the entire bearing block. We could accomplish the same thing with a "green" bearing loctite if we put the bearings in with a slight clearance, but this can have other issues. We are aware of the issue and are trying to address it. I will keep you posted. Timothy Ong