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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 235/320/360 nose gear over center drag link
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I like the rod end bearing idea myself, has anyone seen a problem there?
Gene Martin
LNC2/320

> OK, so we have 2 ideas to improve the drag link.  Have we given up on the
> idea of mounting a rod bearing on the end?  A few years ago, I prototyped 
> a
> part with a rod bearing and a bushing (I used the rod bearing from one of
> the main gear links), and the interference caused by alignment issues with
> the drag link and the GM27 fixture pretty much went away.
>
> Gary Fitzgerald
> LNC2 standard build ~65%
> Engine: TBD
> St. Charles, MO
>
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