REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not

Scott Baker reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:48:57 -0500


Duane Swing says Velocity began heat treating the nose gear legs in late
1992.
SB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Baker" <sbakr@comcast.net>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not


> They look the same.
> The heat treated steel is more difficult to (permanently) bend.
> Again - I'll try to find out the approximate date when Velocity began heat
> treating the gear leg.  Most can go by that.
> If not, the only sure way is to send the leg to local shop (or to us) and
> have it heat treated.
> Is there a metallurgist in the crowd that can offer a "home brew" means of
> treating the leg?
> Scott B.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Martino" <tmartino@troubleshooter.com>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:21 PM
> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not
>
>
> > 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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