REFLECTOR: nose wheel

[Andy Millin]

Drawings?  :)

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Remove the captivator plate.

Remove the upper cross bolt.

Remove the old bumper.

Place the new bumper vertically.  Center approximately over the old bumper
bolt hole.

Drill the top hole.  3/8"

Remove the shock from inside the keel.

Bolt it to the forward face of the canard bulkhead through the new top hole.
Make it as close to plumb as you can.

Drill the bottom bolt hole.

Remove the shock.

You will need to shim new shock.  It is looking like 5/16" is the right
number.  You will need to verify what is right for your airplane.

I followed Kevin Steiner and made a microglass pad for a shim.  Bruce Topp
and Jorge Bujanda fabricated a shim out of aluminum.  Builder's choice.

I used Grade 8 bolts 3/8x16, 1-1/2"   Also purchased Grade 8 Nylock nuts.
Can be purchased at the local hardware store.  If you want to use AN
hardware, you'll probably want AN6-14A or AN6-15A.

Bolt the shock in place with the shim.

Put the gear leg in and put the cross bolt in.

Allow the gear leg to rest against the new bumper.

Put enough weight in the front end to compress the shock.  (on the canard
bulkhead, on the floor close to the canard bulkhead, you in the nose, etc.)

When you have enough weight, you will be able to bolt the captivator plate
back in.

You're in business.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Lou Stedman
Sent: 05-26-2008 7:32
To: Reflector Velocity
Subject: REFLECTOR: nose wheel

Are there any drawings on the installation of the new nose wheel bumper?
 
Lou Stedman
Velocity N7044Q
Olean, NY