REFLECTOR: Squeaks

[Jeffrey Clough]

I think this was discussed before....don't take out to much of the 
'slop'or 'slack' or your gear may not go 'overcenter' and lock 
down.....might be a good idea to check on the ground that your gear will 
still drop and lock with ANY mods to the sockets!     Jeff Clough

John Dibble wrote:

>I've thought about it.  The good thing about the slack is that it makes taxiing on a
>grass strip a lot smoother.  Instead of the plane bobbing side to side, the main gear
>mechanism oscillates side to side.  The bad thing is that the gear raps the sockets
>and I'm concerned it will eventually damage them.  A soft (compressible) rubber strip
>might allow oscillation without the gear hitting the sockets hard.  On my plane, I
>believe the squeak is around the pivot bolts rather than the socket.
>
>John
>
>Scott Derrick wrote:
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>>I've thought about glueing some rubber strips in the saddle to take up the
>>slack and reduce the squeek.
>>
>>Anybody else do this?
>>
>>Scott
>>
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>>>Pat,
>>>Thanks.  I did that today and the noise is in the gear legs as you
>>>suggested.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Pat Shea wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>John,
>>>>
>>>>If you have an RG, it's probably just the gear legs
>>>>moving back and forth slightly in their saddles when
>>>>you lift up a wing. You can verify this getting in the
>>>>back of plane and watching the gear legs while someone
>>>>else is rocking the wings. A little play here is
>>>>normal.
>>>>
>>>>Pat
>>>>
>>>>--- John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>When I lift up on either wing it makes a creak
>>>>>sound.  Is this normal or do I need to
>>>>>tighten something.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>>          
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