X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:53:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f173.google.com ([209.85.216.173] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6494483 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:15:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.216.173; envelope-from=dballin@gmail.com Received: by mail-qc0-f173.google.com with SMTP id c3so2683726qcv.4 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:14:49 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.49.107.105 with SMTP id hb9mr19006442qeb.74.1380410089275; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:14:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.81.19 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:14:29 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: dballin@gmail.com From: Dan Ballin X-Original-Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:14:29 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Legacy Engine mount crack follow up X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 So I have learned a few things. Setup is very important and certainly contributed to the crack I had. I suspect the plate on the mount could be a little thicker, but that is for the engineers to figure out. When the nose gear is down and over center, the hydraulic cylinder rod end should be aligned so the bolt slides in nose gear weldment. I set mine up so there was a little pressure to keep the gear over center. This stresses the weldment (which was fine on mine), but also pulls the engine mount plate away from the firewall. Dan Ballin