X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 07:45:52 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTP id 6916633 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:12:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=cskelt@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=RHvLooVeKJ0U964Wv6wSdSUUR2cNDpyj/Z8TPsticK20gYloOEdArCaZU3Pf5CbU; h=Received:Message-ID:Reply-To:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:Importance:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [66.245.93.164] (helo=TheLittleHouse) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1WrbOB-0007Ay-Po for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:11:36 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: Reply-To: "Christopher Skelt" From: "Christopher Skelt" X-Original-To: "Lancair_Mailing_List" References: <75e32.36305175.40bca040@aol.com> In-Reply-To: <75e32.36305175.40bca040@aol.com> Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Drilling GM03 X-Original-Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 18:11:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01CF7E8E.0BC10A50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-ELNK-Trace: df7a2c4e012c7de094f5150ab1c16ac02eb7a58206978da9d5a18ab38dbdee338b66221adc689f2e350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.245.93.164 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01CF7E8E.0BC10A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to Scott, and the others who replied off list. There=E2=80=99s a = later update than my manual pages, as well as a Service Bulletin that I = should have checked before wielding the drill. The good news is that I = had a spare pair of GM03 parts, rod ends and over center springs buried = among my castoffs, so we=E2=80=99re back in business at no cost. Regards, Chris.=20 From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Drilling GM03 Chris, The part you have was a replacement for an earlier method that had some = smooth ended rod-end inserted into a smooth hole in the link and the = drilling was necessary to hold it all together. BUT, it was extremely = hard to properly drill the hole with hand tools (Lancair assembly = feature in the olden days) - thus, Lancair came out with a new link that = was threaded and had heli-coils inserted to strengthen the holding power = of the link to rod-end connection held in place with a lock nut. The = directions pre-dated this later improvement. Unfortunately the drilling = destroyed the heli-coil. One possibility is to obtain a new set of = helicoils and the tool to insert them and ignore the hole already = drilled. There are other possibilities but I leave that to your = experimental imagination. The pic below is what the newer style would look like, sans hole, after = a few flights through bugs and stuff. Good Luck, Scott Krueger In a message dated 6/1/2014 8:50:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, = marv@lancair.net writes: Posted for "Christopher Skelt" : >Fellow LNC2 builders, >Figure 5-6 on page 5-13 (Rev 0 11-1-91) of the 320 FB Manual shows = the=20 >outboard part of the over-center linkage with an AN3-7A through GM03 = and the=20 >rod end=E2=80=94presumably to prevent it from loosening. I just = drilled as shown in=20 >the drawing and removed the rod end to clean out the swarf. This = was a bad=20 >idea as the linkage has a steel thread insert that was broken up by = drilling.=20 > See the attached photos and the diagram from the manual. >=20 > What have other builders done here? I have a photo from some years = back of=20 >an anonymous LNC2 with no bolt through the rod end.=20 > Do you really need this additional measure to prevent the rod end = from=20 >rotating? =20 > The Kit Components website lists =E2=80=9CLINK MAIN GEAR BOTTOM LONG = GM03B.=E2=80=9D Is=20 >this the right part? >=20 > Regards, Chris.=20 -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01CF7E8E.0BC10A50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks to Scott, and the others who replied off list.  = There=E2=80=99s a later=20 update than my manual pages, as well as a Service Bulletin that I should = have=20 checked before wielding the drill.  The good news is that I had a = spare=20 pair of GM03 parts, rod ends and over center springs buried among my = castoffs,=20 so we=E2=80=99re back in business at no cost.
 
Regards, Chris.
 
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Drilling GM03
 
Chris,
 
The part you have was a replacement for an earlier method that had = some=20 smooth ended rod-end inserted into a smooth hole in the link and the = drilling=20 was necessary to hold it all together.  BUT, it was extremely hard = to=20 properly drill the hole with hand tools (Lancair assembly feature in the = olden=20 days) - thus, Lancair came out with a new link that was threaded and had = heli-coils inserted to strengthen the holding power of the link to = rod-end=20 connection held in place with a lock nut.  The directions pre-dated = this=20 later improvement.  Unfortunately the drilling destroyed the=20 heli-coil.  One possibility is to obtain a new set of helicoils and = the=20 tool to insert them and ignore the hole already drilled.  There are = other=20 possibilities but I leave that to your experimental imagination.
 
The pic below is what the newer style would look like, sans hole, = after a=20 few flights through bugs and stuff.
 
Good Luck,
 
Scott Krueger
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/1/2014 8:50:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:

Posted for "Christopher  Skelt" = <cskelt@earthlink.net>:

>Fellow LNC2 = builders,
>Figure=20 5-6 on page 5-13 (Rev 0 11-1-91) of the 320 FB Manual shows the=20
>outboard part of the over-center linkage with an AN3-7A = through GM03=20 and the
>rod end=E2=80=94presumably to prevent it from = loosening.   I=20 just drilled as shown in
>the drawing and removed the rod end = to clean=20 out the swarf.   This was a bad
>idea as the linkage = has a=20 steel thread insert that was broken up by drilling.
> See the = attached=20 photos and the diagram from the manual.
>
> What have = other=20 builders done here?  I have a photo from some years back of =
>an=20 anonymous LNC2 with no bolt through the rod end.
> Do you = really need=20 this additional measure to prevent the rod end from =
>rotating? =20
> The Kit Components website lists =E2=80=9CLINK MAIN GEAR = BOTTOM LONG=20 GM03B.=E2=80=9D  Is
>this the right part?
>
> = Regards, Chris.=20



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