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grantr

Joined: 12 Sep 2007
Posts: 217

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: Mark III Landing gear wheel alignment

The Wheels on my plane are not set right as of now they are set like this:



 Left gear: toe out 2.5* 

 

 Right gear: toe in 5.5*

This gives my plane a left sideways track.



What is the easiest way to correct this? We were thinking to ream out the hole in the  (axle holder) the steel piece on the end of the landing gear leg so that the  axle holder can be rotated on the gear leg to the right position. Once the right position is set the enlarged hole will be welded partially shut and re drilled  to round the hole in the correct position.

What are your thoughts on this?

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ElleryWeld(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: Mark III Landing gear wheel alignment

without looking at your particular problem there are a  couple ways to look at it  you could drill the holes out bigger on the 4130  axle piece that slips over the aluminum gear leg  install big enough  washers ,align the gear and weld the washers in place to hold it in place I  would tack weld it make sure the gear is where you want it  then remove to  finish welding it  or  You could look at re drilling on  the upper end of the gear leg to get your gear lined up mabe slide the  leg in or out a bit to give you a good solid hole placement  

  

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  In a message dated 3/24/2008 8:31:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  grant_richardson25(at)yahoo.com writes:

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The Wheels on my plane are not set    right as of now they are set like this:



Left gear: toe out 2.5*    



Right gear: toe in 5.5*

This gives my plane a left sideways    track.



What is the easiest way to correct this? We were thinking to    ream out the hole in the  (axle holder) the steel piece on the end of the    landing gear leg so that the  axle holder can be rotated on the gear leg    to the right position. Once the right position is set the enlarged hole will    be welded partially shut and re drilled  to round the hole in the correct    position.

What are your thoughts on this?





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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: Mark III Landing gear wheel alignment

At 06:28 PM 3/24/08 -0700, you wrote:

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The Wheels on my plane are not set right as of now they are set like this:



 Left gear: toe out 2.5* 

 

 Right gear: toe in 5.5*

What are your thoughts on this?




	


Grant,



Do you have aluminum legs?



Jack B. Hart FF004

Winchester, IN

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Wade Lawicki

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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Mark III Landing gear wheel alignment

Grant,

         I did my FS a couple months ago.  Took the wheels off, axles out, used a fiberglass rod or electric conduit through both axles to align. I pulled my aluminum gear legs out a half inch and re drilled the top holes. I did lower the axles to the ground and load the gear before drilling.

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