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1. 06:45 PM - Hey, Where's My List Mail Today...? (Matt Dralle)
2. 10:44 PM - Re: wheel alignment (GeoR38@aol.com)
3. 11:02 PM - Re: wheel alignment (GeoR38@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Hey, Where's My List Mail Today...? |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
Dear Listers,
My sincere apologies today! This morning (Thursday) at about 3am the
Matronics Firewall broke. About 9am I was able to bring up an older
firewall and got everything back on line, or so I thought... While the web
pages were working, I had neglected to add a policy that allowed incoming
email to get to the email server (actually the SPAM filtering
appliance). I just checked my email for the first time today and noticed
that I hadn't gotten any List mail today. Hum, I thought, this can't be good!!
Anyway, I'm going to enable incoming email now on the firewall and things
should be back to normal. I'm sure sorry for the oversight. Hopefully
nobody had any withdrawals from lack of List banter today!! :-)
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
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| Subject: | Re: wheel alignment |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: GeoR38@aol.com
In a message dated 12/1/2004 3:09:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
billelder@denver.net writes:
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bill Elder" <billelder@denver.net>
Regarding the alignment. once I set the axel fitting for the correct angle,
I clamped the gear leg and the axel fitting with on of those quick grip
clamps. (Before this I marked the gear leg and the axel with a Sharpie so I
coud see
if anything slipped). Since I already had the hole drilled in the axel
fitting, I used the Sharpie to draw a straight line from the center of the
hole previosly drilled on one side of the axel fitting to the hole in the
other side (this to give me an eyeball direction to keep the drill lined up.
I then hand drilled the hole through the gear leg (with the gear leg still
inserted into the axel fitting). Kinda crude I guess but it worked for me.
----- Original Message -----
From: <GeoR38@aol.com>
Subject: Kolb-List: wheel alignment
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: GeoR38@aol.com
>
>
> In a message dated 11/28/2004 5:44:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> billelder@denver.net writes:
>
> Does anyone out there have a way that you are proud of, of lining up
the
> > main gear?
> >
> > Should the tires be soft or hard to keep from spreading when pushing or
> > pulling depending on toe in or toe out?
> >
> > Does anyone have a system of minor adjustment there instead of drilling
a
> > new hole all the time when the tires are not PERFECTLY aligned? My
landing
> gear
> > looks like Spongebob down under the axle fitting.
> >
> > Fortunately, I bent so many trying to land (a long time ago) that I
have
> > some restraightened to play with.
> >
> > bated breath George
>
>
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bill Elder" <billelder@denver.net>
>
> George - Here's how I lined up the main gear after I bent the axels on my
> Mark III Classic and put on new gear legs:
>
> 1. Snap a line on the hangar floor and put the tailwheel on the line.
Then
> drop a plumb off the nose hoop to get the front of the plane on the line.
>
> 2. Went to ACE Hardware and bought two 8' pieces of 3/4 inch alum.
angle.
> Use a bungee cord to strap the alum angle to the outside of the tire
> horizontal with the floor (equal length of angle in front and behind the
> tire).
>
> 3. Measure from the front of the angle to the line snapped on the floor,
> and then from the rear of the angle to the snapped line, and rotate the
axel
> up or down until the front and rear measurements are the same.
>
> 4. Repeat for other tire. Worked well for me. Call if you have
questions
> at 303-838-2240.
>
> Bill in Colorado
>
Bill, I essentially did the same thing, and it has worked out fine....thanks
to all who responded.
George Randolph
firestar driver from the Villages, fl
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| Subject: | Re: wheel alignment |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: GeoR38@aol.com
In a message dated 12/1/2004 4:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
N27SB@aol.com writes:
--> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com
In a message dated 12/1/04 2:09:50 PM Central Standard Time,
billelder@denver.net writes:
> Since I already had the hole drilled in the axle
> fitting, I used the Sharpie to draw a straight line from the center of the
> hole previously drilled on one side of the axle fitting to the hole in the
> other side (this to give me an eyeball direction to keep the drill lined
up.
> I then hand drilled the hole through the gear leg (with the gear leg still
> inserted into the axle fitting). Kinda crude I guess but it worked for me.
>
Most of the builders out there know this but no one has said it so,
anytime I have to drill a hole that has to start on one end and come out the
other
I usually make drill jig. It looks like a letter c and you drill it on the
press. for a one time use you can use wood and for more accuracy you can
line the
hole with tubing. The inside of the C should match the width of the piece
you
are drilling. Use a bolt in the far side to maintain position and let the
drill bit push it out as you come through the drilled piece.
S Boetto
wetfly #007
Bless your heart Steve....it sounds good but ...I just can't seem to git
that picture fixated in my small head fer some reason. I got the hole through
the the fitting (unfortunately at a slight angle because it was drilled by hand
before) and I should make a "C" ouda wood...sounds good so far....cause I
could do that with a big flat wood bit of equal diameter to the dia of the
fitting....but then this tiny brain of mine starts to ache....can you hep a
little more or am I too far gone?
yer bud,
George
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