X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:08:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from extmail-01.people.net.au ([202.154.123.98] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with SMTP id 5468089 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:40:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=202.154.123.98; envelope-from=stevens5@swiftdsl.com.au Received: (qmail 1667 invoked from network); 4 Apr 2012 12:39:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO StevensPC) (218.215.205.110) by extmail-01.people.net.au with SMTP; 4 Apr 2012 12:39:50 -0000 From: "Stevens Family" X-Original-To: "'Tom McNerney'" , References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Main gear overcenter spring X-Original-Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 20:39:50 +0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003c01cd1260$075f7830$161e6890$@swiftdsl.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01CD12A3.15852930" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQHsBAFfULazf8pTu6g9OnycUEkoQ5ZMtD9w Content-Language: en-au This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CD12A3.15852930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom, I have been building my LN2 kit for some years and am still some way off flying it. I purchased and installed the outback undercarriage about 5 years ago. It came with the "rat trap" springs. Just as the article found, I noticed during the construction, as I was retracting the gear by hand, that there was zero pressure holding the spring in position when the gear was retracted, and it would often do exactly what theirs did, and partially disengage from the link. I queried this with Michelle at Lancair, and she advised that they had had some springs which were incorrectly manufactured and were in fact shaped like the old ones in that article. I am not saying that these had not relaxed over time, but I do know that some new springs have been sent out which exactly match those old ones. In fact, there was a post on the list at the time by someone highlighting this fault. Michelle replaced my faulty ones free of charge. Regards, Rob Stevens Perth, Western Australia. From: Tom McNerney [mailto:dudewanarace@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 10:21 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: RE: Main gear overcenter spring Can't offer advice about the shocks, but I can about the springs! See: http://www.n54sg.com/main-gear-locking-springs/ Tom McNerney ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CD12A3.15852930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tom,

 

I have been building my LN2 kit for some years and am still some way = off flying it. I purchased and installed the outback undercarriage about = 5 years ago. It came with the “rat trap” springs. Just as = the article found, I noticed during the construction, as I was = retracting the gear by hand, that there was zero pressure holding the = spring in position when the gear was retracted, and it would often do = exactly what theirs did, and partially disengage from the link. I = queried this with Michelle at Lancair, and she advised that they had had = some springs which were incorrectly manufactured and were in fact shaped = like the old ones in that article. I am not saying that these had not = relaxed over time, but I do know that some new springs have been sent = out which exactly match those old ones. In fact, there was a post on the = list at the time by someone highlighting this = fault.

 

Michelle replaced my faulty ones free of = charge.

 

Regards,

 

Rob Stevens

Perth, Western Australia.

 

From:= Tom = McNerney [mailto:dudewanarace@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 = April 2012 10:21 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: RE: Main gear overcenter = spring

 

Can't offer = advice about the shocks, but I can about the = springs!

 

See:

 

Tom = McNerney

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