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CDNCH701

Joined: 26 Feb 2009
Posts: 11
Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: Zenith750-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 10/26/10 (750 front strut p

Hey ken...



What size is the streamlined aluminum tubing... looking at using for my 701

Ron



-) 750 struts consist of a length of streamlined aluminum tubing, and

-) welded steel fittings that slide into each end.

-)

-)

-) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 5:18 AM, John Flavin

-) wrote:

-)

-)-) I and at least several others encountered this same problem

-)-) with the front strut while building 701's.    In our case, the

-)-) relative angle between the lower fitting on the landing gear

-)-) and the upper attach point on the wing was wrong.   These were

-)-) on the one-piece struts where the entire strut was welded in a

-)-) single piece, and right and left side were off by the same

-)-) amount.  Solution was to cut the top ends off the struts and

-)-) top it with a sleeve (purchased from Zenith--in my humble

-)-) opinion they should have provided it at no charge) that was

-)-) free to rotate to the correct angle, then drill and bolt it in

-)-) place.  From what I understand, Zenith subsequently went back

-)-) to providing 2-piece struts for the 701s to avoid this problem. 

-)-)  Check the 701 archives for details.  II'm surprised to hear

-)-) they are back to one-piece in the 750, but if the problem is

-)-) the same, the solution probably is too...

-)-)

-)-) John

-)-) CH701 95% done, Olathe, KS

-)-)

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CDNCH701

Joined: 26 Feb 2009
Posts: 11
Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: Zenith750-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 10/26/10 (750 front strut p

Thanks Ken...



What is the wall thickness... it seems to be very important?



-) Front is 31.8 X 79.4Rear is 25.4 X 62

-)

-)

-) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:24 AM, cdnch701 wrote:

-)

-)-) 

-)-)

-)-) Hey ken...

-)-)

-)-) What size is the streamlined aluminum tubing... looking at

-)-) using for my 701 Ron

-)-)

-)-) 750 struts consist of a length of streamlined aluminum tubing,

-)-) and welded steel fittings that slide into each end.

-)-)

-)-)

-)-) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 5:18 AM, John Flavin

-)-)

-)-) wrote:

-)-)

-)-) I and at least several others encountered this same problem

-)-) with the front strut while building 701's.    In our case, the

-)-) relative angle between the lower fitting on the landing gear

-)-) and the upper attach point on the wing was wrong.   These were

-)-) on the one-piece struts where the entire strut was welded in a

-)-) single piece, and right and left side were off by the same

-)-) amount.  Solution was to cut the top ends off the struts and

-)-) top it with a sleeve (purchased from Zenith--in my humble

-)-) opinion they should have provided it at no charge) that was

-)-) free to rotate to the correct angle, then drill and bolt it in

-)-) place.  From what I understand, Zenith subsequently went back

-)-) to providing 2-piece struts for the 701s to avoid this problem.

-)-)  Check the 701 archives for details.  II'm surprised to hear

-)-) they are back to one-piece in the 750, but if the problem is

-)-) the same, the solution probably is too...

-)-)

-)-) John

-)-) CH701 95% done, Olathe, KS

-)-)

-)-)

-)-) " target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith750-

-)-) List tp://forums.matronics.com

-)-) _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution

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kenryan

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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:50 am Post subject: Zenith750-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 10/26/10 (750 front strut p

The wall thickness is not constant. The struts are extruded and the ends are thicker than the midsection.



On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 9:01 AM, cdnch701 <infow(at)mts.net (infow(at)mts.net)> wrote:

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Thanks Ken...

 

 What is the wall thickness... it seems to be very important?

 

 

 

 -) Front is 31.8 X 79.4Rear is 25.4 X 62

 -)

 -)

 -) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 8:24 AM, cdnch701 wrote:

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-)-)

 -)-) Hey ken...

 

-)-)

 -)-) What size is the streamlined aluminum tubing... looking at

 -)-) using for my 701 Ron

 -)-)

 -)-) 750 struts consist of a length of streamlined aluminum tubing,

 -)-) and welded steel fittings that slide into each end.

 -)-)

 -)-)

 -)-) On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 5:18 AM, John Flavin

 -)-)

 -)-) wrote:

 -)-)

 -)-) I and at least several others encountered this same problem

 -)-) with the front strut while building 701's.    In our case, the

 -)-) relative angle between the lower fitting on the landing gear

 -)-) and the upper attach point on the wing was wrong.   These were

 -)-) on the one-piece struts where the entire strut was welded in a

 -)-) single piece, and right and left side were off by the same

 -)-) amount.  Solution was to cut the top ends off the struts and

 -)-) top it with a sleeve (purchased from Zenith--in my humble

 -)-) opinion they should have provided it at no charge) that was

 -)-) free to rotate to the correct angle, then drill and bolt it in

 -)-) place.  From what I understand, Zenith subsequently went back

 -)-) to providing 2-piece struts for the 701s to avoid this problem.

 -)-)  Check the 701 archives for details.  II'm surprised to hear

 -)-) they are back to one-piece in the 750, but if the problem is

 -)-) the same, the solution probably is too...

 -)-)

 -)-) John

 -)-) CH701 95% done, Olathe, KS

 -)-)

 -)-)

 -)-) " target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith750-

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