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2. 11:38 AM - Bent gear leg question... (Arizona Flyer)
3. 01:17 PM - Re: Bent gear leg question... (Will Ricketts)
4. 02:19 PM - Re: Bent gear leg question... (David Kulp)
5. 02:52 PM - Re: Bent gear leg question... (Larry Cottrell)
6. 03:04 PM - Re: Bent gear leg question... (Michael Orth)
7. 03:08 PM - Re: Bent gear leg question... (Rick Neilsen)
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| Subject: | Re: Looking for an enclosed Slingshot trailer |
> Very interested, please let me know the contact info
And let me know too in case you decline.
GeoB
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| Subject: | Bent gear leg question... |
One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing. It causes
no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not quite level. If
I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is about a 1/4" gap in the
center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press of some type? I think I asked
Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he might have thought it is bent quite
a bit more than it really is? I'm thinking about leaving the gear leg on the
plane and taking channel iron to the top side and using some blocks then taking
a strong clamp to press the bow out. What do you guys think? Is it ok to bend
a slight bow out of one gear leg? I think this Firestar was built in 1997, built
by Gary Aman. The gear legs are light in color, looks like aluminum, but
are probably stainless spring steel something like that.
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| Subject: | Re: Bent gear leg question... |
Gear legs are straightened all the time. I used a hydrolic (sp) jack and a fixture
made from 2x8 and metal strapping material
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> On Mar 30, 2014, at 1:38 PM, "Arizona Flyer" <heracesthesun@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing. It causes
no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not quite level.
If I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is about a 1/4" gap in the
center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press of some type? I think I asked
Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he might have thought it is bent quite
a bit more than it really is? I'm thinking about leaving the gear leg on the
plane and taking channel iron to the top side and using some blocks then taking
a strong clamp to press the bow out. What do you guys think? Is it ok to bend
a slight bow out of one gear leg? I think this Firestar was built in 1997,
built by Gary Aman. The gear legs are light in color, looks like aluminum, but
are probably stainless spring steel something like that.
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just to arrive safely at death"
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| Subject: | Re: Bent gear leg question... |
When I bought my FF I found a gear leg was bent. I got a pipe bender
from Harbor Freight for a little less than 100 bucks and it worked
great. Haven't needed to use it since so it was a pricy leg
straightening but at least now I have it for any need it's good for.
Dave Kulp
Bethlehem, PA
FireFly 11DMK
On 3/30/2014 4:17 PM, Will Ricketts wrote:
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> Gear legs are straightened all the time. I used a hydrolic (sp) jack and a fixture
made from 2x8 and metal strapping material
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Mar 30, 2014, at 1:38 PM, "Arizona Flyer" <heracesthesun@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing. It causes
no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not quite level.
If I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is about a 1/4" gap in
the center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press of some type? I think I asked
Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he might have thought it is bent quite
a bit more than it really is? I'm thinking about leaving the gear leg on the
plane and taking channel iron to the top side and using some blocks then taking
a strong clamp to press the bow out. What do you guys think? Is it ok to
bend a slight bow out of one gear leg? I think this Firestar was built in 1997,
built by Gary Aman. The gear legs are light in color, looks like aluminum, but
are probably stainless spring steel something like that.
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>> "Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life
just to arrive safely at death"
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>> Read this topic online here:
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421296#421296
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| Subject: | Re: Bent gear leg question... |
All the normal advice seems a bit slow, so I guess I will chime in. Just
turn your gear leg over and bend it back with normal flying.
Larry
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Arizona Flyer <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing. It
> causes no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not quite
> level. If I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is about a
> 1/4" gap in the center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press of some
> type? I think I asked Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he might have
> thought it is bent quite a bit more than it really is? I'm thinking about
> leaving the gear leg on the plane and taking channel iron to the top side
> and using some blocks then taking a strong clamp to press the bow out. What
> do you guys think? Is it ok to bend a slight bow out of one gear leg? I
> think this Firestar was built in 1997, built by Gary Aman. The gear legs
> are light in color, looks like aluminum, but are probably stainless spring
> steel something like that.
>
> --------
> "Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life
> just to arrive safely at death"
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421296#421296
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| Subject: | Re: Bent gear leg question... |
1. Park on a hillside. Or....
2. Bend the other leg to match.
Michael
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From: Larry Cottrell
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Bent gear leg question...
All the normal advice seems a bit slow, so I guess I will chime in. Just
turn your gear leg over and bend it back with normal flying.
Larry
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Arizona Flyer
<heracesthesun@yahoo.com> wrote:
<heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing.
It causes no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not
quite level. If I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is
about a 1/4" gap in the center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press
of some type? I think I asked Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he
might have thought it is bent quite a bit more than it really is? I'm
thinking about leaving the gear leg on the plane and taking channel iron
to the top side and using some blocks then taking a strong clamp to
press the bow out. What do you guys think? Is it ok to bend a slight bow
out of one gear leg? I think this Firestar was built in 1997, built by
Gary Aman. The gear legs are light in color, looks like aluminum, but
are probably stainless spring steel something like that.
--------
"Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through
life just to arrive safely at death"
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421296#421296
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| Subject: | Re: Bent gear leg question... |
Seems like I have heard bend it back straight once maybe twice if it is a
small bend but replace it after that. On my forth landing I bend mine, big
time. There was no bending it back so I replaced it after one bend.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 5:19 PM, David Kulp <undoctor@ptd.net> wrote:
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> When I bought my FF I found a gear leg was bent. I got a pipe bender from
> Harbor Freight for a little less than 100 bucks and it worked great.
> Haven't needed to use it since so it was a pricy leg straightening but at
> least now I have it for any need it's good for.
>
> Dave Kulp
> Bethlehem, PA
> FireFly 11DMK
>
> On 3/30/2014 4:17 PM, Will Ricketts wrote:
>
>>
>> Gear legs are straightened all the time. I used a hydrolic (sp) jack and
>> a fixture made from 2x8 and metal strapping material
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 30, 2014, at 1:38 PM, "Arizona Flyer" <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
>>>
>>> One of my Firestar II gear legs have a slight bow from a hard landing.
>>> It causes no problems but when the plane is sitting, the wings are not
>>> quite level. If I put a straight edge on the bowed gear leg, there is about
>>> a 1/4" gap in the center. Is it ok to straighten it with a press of some
>>> type? I think I asked Travis at Kolb once and he said no, but he might have
>>> thought it is bent quite a bit more than it really is? I'm thinking about
>>> leaving the gear leg on the plane and taking channel iron to the top side
>>> and using some blocks then taking a strong clamp to press the bow out. What
>>> do you guys think? Is it ok to bend a slight bow out of one gear leg? I
>>> think this Firestar was built in 1997, built by Gary Aman. The gear legs
>>> are light in color, looks like aluminum, but are probably stainless spring
>>> steel something like that.
>>>
>>> --------
>>> "Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe
>>> through life just to arrive safely at death"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Read this topic online here:
>>>
>>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421296#421296
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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