REFLECTOR: Main gear leg problems

[Milton Mersky]

What about the retract system?

milt



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Philipsen" <velocity at davebiz.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:56 AM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Main gear leg problems


> Recently I noticed that at least one of my wheels (haven't looked
> closely at the other one yet) is cambered out slightly at the bottom.  I
> believe this is due to excessive heat from the brakes causing the gear
> leg to soften a bit.  From the heat and the weight of the airplane the
> gear leg has splayed out slightly at the bottom. I'm not so sure that
> grinding off part of the axle mating surface on the leg will help that
> much because I believe that the bolt holes are angled.
>
> I have an idea and I just thought I'd throw it out to the group to see
> what kind of response I get.  What if I were to take the wheel off,
> remove the axle shaft and re-mount it on the opposite side of the gear
> leg (pointing inward)?  Then I would allow the full weight of the
> airplane to rest on the axle shaft which would rest on a block of wood
> on the floor.  Perhaps I could use a heat gun to heat the bottom of the
> gear leg and allow it to bend back in the right direction.
>
> Is this feasible or would it be more work than it's worth?  I suppose
> the other alternative would be to buy some aluminum feet as I have heard
> the factory sells these.
>
> -- 
> Dave Philipsen
> Velocity STD-FG
> N83DP
>
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