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Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy overcenter links
From: ED MARTIN <edmartintx@gmail.com>
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*         Hi Charlie.   Saw you photos of the Overcenter Links and
surprised.   Did you see the Overcenter Link failure of Alan's N550AC, kit
#315.  Like yours, one of the later Legacies.   I think Alan is located at
KAQO.  Regards,  Ed   N767EM*

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Charles Brown <browncc1@verizon.net> wrote:

> Short story:  My 2006 Legacy kit with 2008 overcenter links has the flawed
> parts and needs fixing.
>
> Sorry gang, I couldn't find the recent thread to link this to, but it's
> about the overcenter links and service bulletin 074-0111 covering
> overcenter links and main gear retract actuators.  This is from my Legacy,
> relevant data:
> -- Kit #299, original parts issue Nov 2006
> -- Overcenter links updated Aug 2008 because of cracks from the
> manufacturing process found in original issue links (pic 1).
> -- First flight Sept 2011, now has 110 hours and approx 200 cycles on the
> gear.  Nothing rough, I always make perfect landings...  er...  mostly.
> -- Left overcenter link severely cracked on one tab, not the other (pics
> 2, 3).  Material thickness is about 0.10 inches rather than 0.16 specified
> in the service bulletin.
> -- Actuators were issued *without* the spherical bearing.
> -- I haven't pulled the right link, will do that tomorrow.
> Lancair offers refurb and powder coat of each link for $100, and new
> actuator parts with spherical bearings for $70 each, for a total of $340
> plus shipping for a full shipset; and they claim that with powder coating,
> the turnaround time is 2 weeks; without powder coating, 2 days.
>
> Note that retraction was unaffected with this level of cracking (I did a
> gear swing before taking everything apart).  Prob because one tab was as
> yet undamaged.
>
> Ross at Lancair Tech Support claims that the normal way to find out about
> a servcie bulletin is just to log in and check periodically; he doesn't
> know why some owners got a notice and others (me) did not.
>
> Charley Brown
>
>
> --
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<strong>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Hi Charlie.=A0=A0 Saw you photos of the Ov=
ercenter Links and surprised.=A0=A0 Did you see the Overcenter Link failure=
 of Alan&#39;s N550AC, kit #315.=A0 Like yours, one of the later Legacies.=
=A0=A0 I think Alan is located at KAQO.=A0=A0Regards,=A0 Ed=A0=A0 N767EM</s=
trong><br>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Charles Brown <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:browncc1@verizon.net">browncc1@veriz=
on.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:1ex;MARGIN:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid">Short story: =A0My 2006 Legacy kit wi=
th 2008 overcenter links has the flawed parts and needs fixing.<br><br>Sorr=
y gang, I couldn&#39;t find the recent thread to link this to, but it&#39;s=
 about the overcenter links and service bulletin 074-0111 covering overcent=
er links and main gear retract actuators. =A0This is from my Legacy, releva=
nt data:<br>
-- Kit #299, original parts issue Nov 2006<br>-- Overcenter links updated A=
ug 2008 because of cracks from the manufacturing process found in original =
issue links (pic 1).<br>-- First flight Sept 2011, now has 110 hours and ap=
prox 200 cycles on the gear. =A0Nothing rough, I always make perfect landin=
gs... =A0er... =A0mostly.<br>
-- Left overcenter link severely cracked on one tab, not the other (pics 2,=
 3). =A0Material thickness is about 0.10 inches rather than 0.16 specified =
in the service bulletin.<br>-- Actuators were issued *without* the spherica=
l bearing.<br>
-- I haven&#39;t pulled the right link, will do that tomorrow.<br>Lancair o=
ffers refurb and powder coat of each link for $100, and new actuator parts =
with spherical bearings for $70 each, for a total of $340 plus shipping for=
 a full shipset; and they claim that with powder coating, the turnaround ti=
me is 2 weeks; without powder coating, 2 days.<br>
<br>Note that retraction was unaffected with this level of cracking (I did =
a gear swing before taking everything apart). =A0Prob because one tab was a=
s yet undamaged.<br><br>Ross at Lancair Tech Support claims that the normal=
 way to find out about a servcie bulletin is just to log in and check perio=
dically; he doesn&#39;t know why some owners got a notice and others (me) d=
id not.<br>
<br>Charley Brown<br><br><br>--<br>For archives and unsub <a href=3D"http:/=
/mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html" target=3D"_blank">http://ma=
il.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html</a><br><br></blockquote></div><=
br>

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