---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 09/18/20: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:15 AM - How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear (=?UTF-8?Q?Erik_Dahlb=c3=a4ck?=) 2. 03:47 AM - Re: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear (Karl Heindl) 3. 04:28 AM - Re: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear (Pete Zut) 4. 07:28 AM - Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts (n7188u) 5. 07:37 AM - Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts (n7188u) 6. 07:44 AM - Re: Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts (Alan Burrill) 7. 08:09 AM - Undercarriage & Flap Lever on the XS Mono Wheel (Mallard) 8. 08:57 AM - Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts (n7188u) 9. 10:04 AM - Re: Undercarriage & Flap Lever on the XS Mono Wheel (Roger Sheridan) 10. 01:06 PM - Any use to anybody (Patrick Tunney) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:15:42 AM PST US From: =?UTF-8?Q?Erik_Dahlb=c3=a4ck?= Subject: Europa-List: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear Hello again, One hopefully simple question: How do you best hoist (or jack) a Europa Trigear for landing gear maintenance? At some point on the fuselage? On big cushioned plates under the wings, centered under the main spar? Also, is it safe to lift the nose wheel by pushing down the rear part of the fuselage, perhaps using a wide collar placed just ahead of the thinnest point, strapped to a weight or attaching point on the floor? Sincerely, Erik Gunneland Dahlbck ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:47:28 AM PST US From: Karl Heindl Subject: Re: Europa-List: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear HI Erik, Use an aluminium or steel rod, can't remember the diameter, and push into t he leg, first remove the cotter pin. Length should be at least 50cm. then j ack it up with your hydraulic jack. You can now remove the wheel up to the jack. Now place a block of wood under the leg end and lower the jack and remove i t, and the wheel. For the nose gear I had an eye bolt mounted in the garage floor. Then used a ratcheting strap just ahead of the fin, looped through the eye bolt, and lowered the tail that wa y. Or get someone to push down the tail. Karl ________________________________ From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of Erik Dahlb=E4ck Sent: 18 September 2020 09:14 Subject: Europa-List: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear erik@erikdahlbeck.com> Hello again, One hopefully simple question: How do you best hoist (or jack) a Europa Trigear for landing gear maintenance? At some point on the fuselage? On big cushioned plates under the wings, centered under the main spar? Also, is it safe to lift the nose wheel by pushing down the rear part of the fuselage, perhaps using a wide collar placed just ahead of the thinnest point, strapped to a weight or attaching point on the floor? Sincerely, Erik Gunneland Dahlb=E4ck ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:28:24 AM PST US From: Pete Zut Subject: Re: Europa-List: How to properly hoist a Europa Trigear an option to get everything off the ground (if ever needed) is to hoist the plane from the top two engine mounts (on the fuse frame side of the rubbers) using straps, and support the tail. Cheers, Pete On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 4:24 AM Erik Dahlb=C3=A4ck wrote: < > erik@erikdahlbeck.com> > > Hello again, > > One hopefully simple question: How do you best hoist (or jack) a Europa > Trigear for landing gear maintenance? > > At some point on the fuselage? On big cushioned plates under the wings, > centered under the main spar? > > Also, is it safe to lift the nose wheel by pushing down the rear part of > the fuselage, perhaps using a wide collar placed just ahead of the > thinnest point, strapped to a weight or attaching point on the floor? > > > Sincerely, > > Erik Gunneland Dahlb=C3=A4ck > =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:28:04 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts From: "n7188u" Thanks Alan and Remi, 80-90 in*lbs is in line with what I use in the Clevelands (75-80, at one point they changed it a little). Alan, what do you mean by page 370 of the combined builders manual. My big paper manual is divided in sections so a little hard to find page 370. I looked around the manual (its been a while I looked at it in its entirety) and can't find a list of torques. Best Regards, Chris Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498410#498410 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:28 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts From: "n7188u" Oh, just wanted to post a picture of my Europa doing taxi test last weekend. Very exciting moment to be able to finally put all the parts together, see it as complete airplane and take it around the neighborhood for a spin. As you can see a lot of things are still being held by Clecoes. Still lots to do to complete (pretty much all control surfaces and wings need filling and lots of little things here and there but it is a complete machine right now. Special thanks go out to the this group, the Europa Club and in particular Bud Yerly for all the help and support during this arduous process. I'll post something when the airplane finally flies which I expect around the beginning of next year. Now all I need to do is find a way to put the wings on that doesn't take an hours (how in the world Europa claimed the setup would take less than 5 minutes dunno) Maybe with practice :D Chris Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498411#498411 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/chm_europa_taxi_338.jpg ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:44:14 AM PST US From: Alan Burrill Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts Chris I have a pdf copy of the builders manual, Combined Builders Manual, I downloaded from the Europa Website. It contains all the build info for mono and tri-gear builds. I found the torque settings in there, page 370. Or section CBM 29T. You need to register with Europa Site to access. Alan Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Sep 2020, at 15:30, n7188u wrote: > > > Thanks Alan and Remi, > > 80-90 in*lbs is in line with what I use in the Clevelands (75-80, at one point they changed it a little). > > Alan, what do you mean by page 370 of the combined builders manual. My big paper manual is divided in sections so a little hard to find page 370. I looked around the manual (its been a while I looked at it in its entirety) and can't find a list of torques. > > Best Regards, > Chris > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498410#498410 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:09:20 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Undercarriage & Flap Lever on the XS Mono Wheel From: "Mallard" Has anyone ever created an extra long lever or an additional attachment to make the Undercarriage Lever easier to operate? I have arthritis in the knuckle joints of the first 2 fingers of my right hand and found it quite difficult to push the lever forward to put down the Mono Wheel & Flaps. I was thinking of a longer lever which would give more leverage? Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice. James -------- Seat of my pants Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498413#498413 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:57:04 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Torques to use on brake components bolts From: "n7188u" OK got it Alan. The tri gear manual does seem to have a little more info on torques for some of the landing gear components. Not so much for the mono but Remi provided a torque and I'll go with that. Thanks Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498414#498414 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 10:04:50 AM PST US From: Roger Sheridan Subject: Re: Europa-List: Undercarriage & Flap Lever on the XS Mono Wheel Hi James, Not quite what you were asking for but I get a better & more comfortable hold on both brake & gear levers with bike handlebar grips. Regards, Roger > On 18 Sep 2020, at 16:07, Mallard wrote: > > > Has anyone ever created an extra long lever or an additional attachment to make the Undercarriage Lever easier to operate? > > > I have arthritis in the knuckle joints of the first 2 fingers of my right hand and found it quite difficult to push the lever forward to put down the Mono Wheel & Flaps. > I was thinking of a longer lever which would give more leverage? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice. > James > > -------- > Seat of my pants > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=498413#498413 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 01:06:33 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Any use to anybody From: "Patrick Tunney" Some instruments free to anybody that may want them, just cover the postage costs. 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