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mojavjoe
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 Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 1:48 pm Post subject: re landing gear |
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I have a Firestar II Side by Side kit. it has both a tail dragger and a trike fitting. the taper of the aluminum leg will go an inch and a half into the tail dragger fitting, just as the steel leg on my f/sII inserts into its fitting. The large portion of the "y" on the trike fitting is shorter then the tail dragger however there is in inch and a half available before bottoming out if the taper would allow it. There is no lip to remove on the fitting and I'm not sure I can take enough out of the fitting. That leaves reducing the taper on the leg or expanding the fitting with heat (since no one has suggested this I guess its not an option). I'd like as many suggestions as possible on this.
thanks
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rowedenny
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:38 pm Post subject: re landing gear |
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Definitely call Kolb on this, these parts should fit with no modifications.
Dennis "Skid" RoweMk3, Rotax 670,
Leechburg, PA
On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:47 PM, mojavjoe(at)comcast.net (mojavjoe(at)comcast.net) wrote:
[quote]I have a Firestar II Side by Side kit. it has both a tail dragger and a trike fitting. the taper of the aluminum leg will go an inch and a half into the tail dragger fitting, just as the steel leg on my f/sII inserts into its fitting. The large portion of the "y" on the trike fitting is shorter then the tail dragger however there is in inch and a half available before bottoming out if the taper would allow it. There is no lip to remove on the fitting and I'm not sure I can take enough out of the fitting. That leaves reducing the taper on the leg or expanding the fitting with heat (since no one has suggested this I guess its not an option). I'd like as many suggestions as possible on this.
thanks
I'
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woody
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Location: Gulf Coast
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: landing gear |
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I had some legs made out of 4130 for my firestar II, I had them turned .010 and they just made it into the sockets. It seems that the holes drilled into the sockets has left some sizeable amounts of attached flashing on the inside of the sockets. Sandpaper & a file did little to remove them.......
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lcottrell
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: re landing gear |
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I have never seen a Firestar II side by side, how about some pictures.Larry
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Dennis Rowe <rowedenny(at)windstream.net (rowedenny(at)windstream.net)> wrote:
| Quote: | Definitely call Kolb on this, these parts should fit with no modifications.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe Mk3, Rotax 670,Â
Leechburg, PA
On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:47 PM, mojavjoe(at)comcast.net (mojavjoe(at)comcast.net) wrote:
| Quote: | I have a Firestar II Side by Side kit. it has both a tail dragger and a trike fitting. the taper of the aluminum leg will go an inch and a half into the tail dragger fitting, just as the steel leg on my f/sII  inserts into its fitting. The large portion of the "y" on the trike fitting is shorter then the tail dragger however there is in inch and a half available before bottoming out if the taper would allow it. There is no lip to remove on the fitting and I'm not sure I can take enough out of the fitting. That leaves reducing the taper on the leg or expanding the fitting with heat (since no one has suggested this I guess its not an option). I'd like as many suggestions as possible on this.
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Fred Kerfoot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:55 pm Post subject: re landing gear |
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I have never seen a Firestar II side by side,
It is a recent Model. Check the Factory web site.
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mojavjoe
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: re landing gear |
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Thanks for the input . I solved the problem by sanding the inside of the fitting then slathered on grinding compound and turned the leg by hand until it bottomed out. No ridge on the leg and the only way you can tell anything was done is that it is polished where it enters the fitting.
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