X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:02:13 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 984014 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 03 Jun 2005 18:36:05 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.36; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.bd.59191a9e (16633) for ; Fri, 3 Jun 2005 18:35:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 18:35:18 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 Partial Gear Failure X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1117838118" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5009 -------------------------------1117838118 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/3/2005 11:01:48 A.M. Central Standard Time, tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net writes: 1. Ensure you do not have any washers on the long thru bolt of the donut stack 2. Consider whether you should periodically remove the horizontal thru bolt (connecting the lower donut stack casting to the gear leg) to visually check the stop nut for security. I do nut believe that you can see this nut without disassembly. Tom, et al, Re: 1, The washers are useful, get a longer bolt. Re: 2, I cannot conceive of a "lock-nut" coming undone unless there is a rotating force. Washers can be helpful in avoiding the consequences of this force. In any event, if there is evidence of any rotation (maybe even if there is not), consider a drilled bolt and castle nut with a cotter key to completely keep the nut from coming off. Or, better yet, consider the TK5 air-oleo struts that are so much cheaper than a ground down wing, etc. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) -------------------------------1117838118 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 6/3/2005 11:01:48 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 tthibaultsprint@earthlink.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>1.   Ensure you do not have any washers on the long thr= u bolt=20 of the
donut stack
2.   Consider whether you should=20 periodically remove the horizontal thru
bolt (connecting the lower don= ut=20 stack casting to the gear leg) to
visually check the stop nut for=20 security.  I do nut believe that you can
see this nut without=20 disassembly.
Tom, et al,
 
Re: 1, The washers are useful, get a longer bolt.
 
Re: 2, I cannot conceive of a "lock-nut" coming undone unless there is=20= a=20 rotating force.  Washers can be helpful in avoiding the=20 consequences of this force.  In any event, if there is evidence of any=20 rotation (maybe even if there is not), consider a drilled bolt and castle nu= t=20 with a cotter key to completely keep the nut from coming off.  Or, bett= er=20 yet, consider the TK5 air-oleo struts that are so much cheaper than a ground= =20 down wing, etc.
 
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)



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