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frank goggio

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 5
Location: fayetteville N.C.

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:04 am Post subject: steps breaking on tri gear rvs

guys,dont get on the list much,but read a lot of whats on here, dont recall 

anything about the steps on the nose gear models breaking,a friend has a new 

9a with 68 hrs on it, was under it checking the bottom,wipeing it 

off,happened to look up at the step on the drivers side from the bottom and 

it was cracked,half way round right at the weld,you had to look close to see 

it but its there, going to have to remove the step from the plane and reweld 

it,it was the tube itself,not the weld,he stated that he checked with vans 

and they were aware of this problem,this is the first i had heard of 

this,has anyone else had this problem?,if you drive a nose gear with the 

steps,you might check yours the next time out before it breaks on you and 

dumps you in the dirt.just thought that i would pass this on, it might save 

someome from getting hurt getting out of the plane, now i got to go check 

mine,



frank goggio

fayeteville nc

rv6a

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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:21 am Post subject: steps breaking on tri gear rvs

Haven't installed mine yet - guess I'll check the welds first......



Thanks for the heads-up!



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mstewart(at)iss.net
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: steps breaking on tri gear rvs

I had mine welded in place.

Mine cracked at the weld joint, underneath, at the tube to plate. A good

tig welder(not me) hardly blistered the nearby paint and no one could

tell.

Best,

Mike

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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:07 am Post subject: steps breaking on tri gear rvs

My suggested fix, if it cracks: bend it back & forth till it breaks off, then fill with Bondo and paint over.  Do without from then on. 

 

I have a Van's mother-in-law step for the pax, but it is a luxury, and probably costs a knot or two, hangin' out in the breeze.  When I get too old to mount my "steed" without a step, it's time to hang up the spurs...

 

-Stormy 

 

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frank goggio

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: fayetteville N.C.

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:50 am Post subject: steps breaking on tri gear rvs

stormy,us short legged folks need a box to get in with out the steps,dont 

want to fall off that,does that mean you are going to hang up your guns 

too.<grin>

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