REFLECTOR: Heat treated nose gear!!!

[Dan Fast]

 Tom,I believe since Swings took over, all the nose
gears where heat treated, however Velocity recommends
putting gussets on the main attach point(where gear
leg attaches to keel) to reinforce that area.You can
call or e-mail the factory and give them your kit #
and they can give you an original sale date.
 Hows the project coming?

 Dan the Delivery man
  
--- Tom Martino <tmartino@troubleshooter.com> wrote:
> The main question has NOT been answered.  Is there a
> way for owners to
> know by looking at it ... if the nose gear has been
> heat treated or not?
> Do they all look the same?  Are there any sure fire
> ways to know?
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Baker [mailto:sbakr@comcast.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 3:36 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not
> 
> Tony ... your nose gear leg is heat treated.  Scott
> Swing once told me
> that
> untreated gear legs were the norm during the "Danny"
> era.  I'll try to
> find
> out the date when the change to heat treatment
> occurred.
> Scott B.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Babb" <tonybabb@alejandra.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not
> 
> 
> > Was there a date when this update was applied to
> all NGs supplied by
> the
> > factory? If not can anyone describe or better yet
> post a photo to help
> > identify whether the NG fork has been updated or
> not? How can you tell
> if
> it
> > has been heat treated?
> >
> > I'm metallurgically challenged too...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > > And make darn sure that the gear was heat
> treated, mine
> > > (FG) wasn't and it broke at the same point. The
> new one
> > > didn't have the gussets and their addition is
> probably an
> > > admission of the weakness at that point.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > --- MMurp16900@aol.com wrote:
> > > > Hi Scott
> > > >  Last year we had a nose gear that failed at
> the pivot
> > > > bushing. I thought
> > > > everyone knows about the factory new
> reinforcement gusset
> > > > and improved welding.
> > > >    If you get a new fork be careful with the
> Goodyear
> > > > tire is wider than the
> > > > Condor and will rub on the inside of the fork.
> > > > Mack and Steve Murphree X.L.R/G
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > =====
> > > James F. Agnew
> > > Jim_Agnew_2@Yahoo.Com
> > > Tampa, FL
> > > Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying
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