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Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: Wheel Camber on a FireFly

<< Since I bent a landing gear leg ...  The straightened leg survived

another landing on a rough grass field, ... Jack B. Hart >>



Jack -



I did not know you could straighten the stock (alum) Kolb gear legs in

place.  Thanks for sharing your idea - I need to do the same on my Mark-III.

One of my gear legs is showing signs of slight bending, and I was thinking

of removing it to straighten it.  Your jack-and-lever idea should work for a

Mark-III, wouldn't you think?



Dennis Kirby

New Mexico

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slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:15 am Post subject: Wheel Camber on a FireFly

Dennis, The stock aluminum MkIII leg is a pretty strong piece.

Take my word for it, it takes a BUNCH of pressure to restraighten.

-You would damage the plane before correcting any curvature.

Take it out if really necessary.

Even a perfect leg will show some flex with the normal aircraft

weight on it.  Mine has some but they match.  

I think I dropped it in from 3 feet recently with no problem.

-BB, MkIII, suzuki G10, 48.7hrs.



On 6, Jun 2006, at 11:13 AM, Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL wrote:



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 <Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.af.mil>



 << Since I bent a landing gear leg ...  The straightened leg survived

 another landing on a rough grass field, ... Jack B. Hart >>



 Jack -



 I did not know you could straighten the stock (alum) Kolb gear legs in

 place.  Thanks for sharing your idea - I need to do the same on my 

 Mark-III.

 One of my gear legs is showing signs of slight bending, and I was 

 thinking

 of removing it to straighten it.  Your jack-and-lever idea should work 

 for a

 Mark-III, wouldn't you think?



 Dennis Kirby

 New Mexico

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jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject: Wheel Camber on a FireFly

At 04:13 PM 6/6/06 +0100, you wrote:

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<< Since I bent a landing gear leg ...  The straightened leg survived

another landing on a rough grass field, ... Jack B. Hart >>



Jack -



I did not know you could straighten the stock (alum) Kolb gear legs in

place.  Thanks for sharing your idea - I need to do the same on my Mark-III.

One of my gear legs is showing signs of slight bending, and I was thinking

of removing it to straighten it.  Your jack-and-lever idea should work for a

Mark-III, wouldn't you think?




	


Dennis,



The leg was straightened before the camber was set.  When adjusting the 

camber, you are bending the 5/8 inch OD steel tube that is the FireFly axle, 

not the leg.



Sorry for the confusion.



Jack B. Hart FF004

Winchester, IN

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