REFLECTOR: Gear Leg Woes

[Scott Derrick]

Mike,

At the factory Talk to Brendan about the gear.

Maybe yours are already 1/2 an inch shorter than mine were?  If not, its 
easy to shorten the other one.

Scott

At 08:25 PM 10/3/2004, you wrote:
>Scott:
>
>Thanks for the guidance in the latest two posts.  I'm
>now out of town on business but itchin' to get back
>and fix my gear.  I won't be able to til about 3 weeks
>from now; by that time I'll also be able to talk to
>the factory about any issues.
>
>I'm encouraged that the cores seem true and that it
>wasn't hard to get them to fit in your wheel wells.
>
>However, you mention that the top of the gear where
>the overcenter linkage attaches is 1/2" shorter.  If I
>was to only replace the left gear leg, wouldn't that
>create a mismatch?
>
>Mike
>
>
>--- Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:
>
> > Mike,
> >
> > Just so I don't misunderstand, please confirm that
> > you
> > >only ground away the portions of layers that
> > appeared
> > >to be coming loose; most of my gear leg seems
> > >unaffected.  Also, that you replaced the ground
> > away
> > >glass w/ appropriate layers and overlap only on the
> > >portions ground away?
> >
> > Grind or sand through the damaged layers.  Use water
> > to wet it out, that
> > makes it easier to see the cracks or broken strands
> > of glass. I went one
> > layer below the damage just to be sure.
> >
> > Yes grind or sand the damaged section only, fair it
> > out so you get about a
> > 1/4 to 1/2 inch of overlap per layer. That means if
> > you go through all 12
> > layers that would create a fairing 3 to 6 inches
> > wide on each side of the
> > crack.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > "Those who sacrifice freedom to get security,
> > deserve neither."
> > - Benjamin Franklin
> >
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