From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] nose gear bent-? pilot or mechanic error
To: lml
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:37:17 -0400
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Posted for Mafopp5@aol.com:

  Gerard,
  
  I am surprised that the engine mount has bent.  I had a major failure  of my
  nose leg (as  result of severe shimmy) on first flight in 2000.   The damage
  included bending the actuator almost 90 degrees, but I do not recall  that
the
  engine mounting got bent at all.  However, I used it as a reason  to fit the
  longer mount when I did the repairs - so I cannot be  certain.
  
  One avenue you might want to consider, which will not mean any drastic
  measures to straighten out the mount, is to shave a small amount off the
  aluminium
  blocks which hold the bearings in which the nose leg fits to the  engine
  mount.  Any competent machine shop should be able to make you up a  new set
of
  these, using the originals as a pattern, but with the angle you need  to get
back
  to having the nose leg square.  I had to do this with the  canopy handle
  because the spindle which came from the factory was at 90 degrees  and my
fuselage
  behind the cockpit certainly isn't!
  
  Have you found those gust lock pics yet?
  
  Michael
  
  
  Dr Michael A Fopp
  Home  Office
  Email: Mafopp5@aol.com