REFLECTOR: Mo-Progress

[Dennis Martin]

I'm sure we both had the proper seals when NWA assembled our drives. Not to
worry, but I'll definitely ask him for the part number and supplier.

Spray away,

DEnnis

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:14 PM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Dennis,
>
>  I'll let you know if the Air-Stop tube seems to offer better leak-down
> protection. I'm sure that would help.
>
>  Not surprising that we did all the same mods .. we seem to live at the
> intersection of two parallel roads  :)
>
>  I'm glad that Steve seems to know what he is doing. Next time you talk
> to him, let him know that if he decides to get rid of the NWA business..
> let us know. Could be an interesting venture for us, as well as more
> V-folks.
>
>  Thanks for the info on the seals. I hope I won't need them, but I would
> appreciate numbers on the "good" ones..
>
>  Hope to spray the fuselage Thursday. I'll keep you in the loop. (pic
> attached).
>
>  Kurt
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Martin <dennis.doc at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tue, May 29, 2012 11:20 am
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Mo-Progress
>
>  Kurt, looks like we made the same mods together. Only one thing I might
> do - the air-stop tubes. I'll let you know if I get serious about that. The
> hub for my redrive is now in the chrome shop. Steve estimates it might be
> done end of this week or early next week.
>
> I'll let you know how it's going, but this guy knows his stuff. He's going
> to add some new bearings and races that he has on the shelf just to make it
> as tight as possible. He's also got a special type of seal that I didn't
> know about. (Maybe you should not use the ones I sent you - same as I
> installed & Steve says they won't work). Proper seals will help keep the
> oil where it belongs - inside the housing.
>
> Any paint sprayed out of your gun yet? Keep us all posted.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 11:06 PM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I just finished the last piece in a culmination of "upgrades" on my 173
>> FGE Nosegear.
>>
>>  Over time I have upgraded the fork to the heavier duty one. (Note: The
>> old one fit perfect.. the new one required a small shim to make the fit
>> right).
>>
>>  I have installed the rubber damper upgrade per lots of advice on here.
>> Seems a hell of a lot more secure!
>>
>>  I purchased a new nose strut with the gussets. The new one showed up
>> just like the original one: KingPin angle wrong!. It, like the original was
>> fixed, but that has me wondering if more folks are having that issue.
>>
>>  Since tire pressure is an issue, I recently purchased an air-stop tube
>> that is supposed to not bleed off pressure nearly as bad as stock tubes.
>> Hope that works as advertised.
>>
>>  I just finished balancing the new nose wheel assembly. It took 1.5 oz.
>> but only because I played with the tire/rim orientation to minimize that.
>>
>>  Put it all back together with blue locktite to keep things snug.
>>
>>  Thanks to all for the input on all these items. It is a wealth of
>> information. If I get shimmy now.. I will really be perplexed :)
>>
>>  Finished wet-sanding the fuselage this morning. Should have paint on
>> the fuselage by week's end... For some unknown reason, they want me to come
>> to work every day! Can you believe it.. When I am this close   Damn.
>>
>>  Onward,
>>
>>   Kurt Winker
>>
>>
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> Dennis
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All the best,
Dennis
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