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1. 05:46 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 07/26/14 (b young)
2. 02:48 PM - re landing gear (mojavjoe@comcast.net)
3. 04:05 PM - Re: landing gear (Frankd)
4. 05:38 PM - Re: re landing gear (Dennis Rowe)
5. 06:23 PM - Re: re landing gear (woody)
6. 06:24 PM - Re: re landing gear (Larry Cottrell)
7. 06:55 PM - Re: re landing gear (Fred K)
8. 07:42 PM - Re: Re: landing gear (Bob)
9. 09:19 PM - Wiring conduit and Airspeed indicator (Nick Cassara)
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 07/26/14 |
why does it only go in 1/2 inch.... is the fitting out of round, is there
a shoulder that the gear hits, is there a weld that has deformed the
material?
could it be that you have to take a drill and clean the fitting out? or a
small hone and polish the fitting?
kind of hard to see from here. could you take a piece of dowel, tape
on a piece of sand paper, put it in a drill and polish out some metal till
it fits better.
boyd young
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I'm trying to attach my aluminum gear leg to the axle fitting but it will
only go a half inch or so into the fitting.
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I have a Firestar II Side by Side kit. it has both a tail dragger and a tri
ke fitting. the taper of the aluminum leg will go an inch and a half into t
he tail=C2-dragger fitting, just as the steel leg on my f/sII=C2-=C2-
inserts into its fitting. The large portion of the=C2-"y" on the trike fi
tting is shorter then the tail dragger however there is in inch and a half
available before bottoming out if the=C2-taper would allow it. There is n
o lip to remove on the fitting and I'm not sure I can take enough out of th
e fitting. That leaves reducing the taper on the leg or expanding the fitti
ng with heat (since no one has suggested this I guess its not an option). I
'd like as many suggestions as possible on this.
=C2-
thanks=C2-=C2-
I'
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| Subject: | Re: landing gear |
Hi guys,
I have a MkIII Xtra and I have never had to use heat to get the axle fittings on
or the legs into or out of the fuselage tubes..
I originally had the aluminum gear legs and then switched over to the steel gear.
I would certainly recommend the steel gear legs for the Xtra. I did put lots of
grease on the legs before sliding them into the tubes and I think I did the
same to the axle fittings.
If you switch to the steel gear be careful to install left and right correctly,
they are marked and it does make a difference.
Maybe the Aluminum legs were not machined to the correct size for the axle fittings?
I would check with the factory for size and advice before using heat. I
think that would only stress the parts unnecessarily.
FrankD
N1014S.
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| Subject: | Re: re landing gear |
Definitely call Kolb on this, these parts should fit with no modifications.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, Rotax 670,
Leechburg, PA
> On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:47 PM, mojavjoe@comcast.net wrote:
>
> I have a Firestar II Side by Side kit. it has both a tail dragger and a tr
ike fitting. the taper of the aluminum leg will go an inch and a half into t
he 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 t
he tail dragger however there is in inch and a half available before bottomi
ng 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 s
uggested this I guess its not an option). I'd like as many suggestions as po
ssible on this.
>
> thanks
> I'
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: re landing gear |
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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| Subject: | Re: re landing gear |
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@windstream.net>
wrote:
> Definitely call Kolb on this, these parts should fit with no modifications.
>
> Dennis "Skid" Rowe
> Mk3, Rotax 670,
> Leechburg, PA
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:47 PM, mojavjoe@comcast.net wrote:
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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
> I'
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I have never seen a Firestar II side by side=2C
It is a recent Model. Check the Factory web site.
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| Subject: | Re: landing gear |
Talking to Kolb folks and figuring out what is wrong with the bores and
diameters and fixing them would clearly be the first approach. If you must
thermal fit, dry ice makes a lot more sense than heat. The thermal
expansion coefficient for the Al is double that of the steel.
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From: Frankd
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 4:05 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: landing gear
Hi guys,
I have a MkIII Xtra and I have never had to use heat to get the axle
fittings on or the legs into or out of the fuselage tubes..
I originally had the aluminum gear legs and then switched over to the steel
gear.
I would certainly recommend the steel gear legs for the Xtra. I did put
lots of grease on the legs before sliding them into the tubes and I think I
did the same to the axle fittings.
If you switch to the steel gear be careful to install left and right
correctly, they are marked and it does make a difference.
Maybe the Aluminum legs were not machined to the correct size for the axle
fittings? I would check with the factory for size and advice before using
heat. I think that would only stress the parts unnecessarily.
FrankD
N1014S.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=427417#427417
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| Subject: | Wiring conduit and Airspeed indicator |
Hello Builder and flyer,
I soon will need to run electrical wires in my wings, and I am asking for
conduit suggestions. I will have wingtip running lights and strobes, and
landing/Taxi light that I bought from Kuntzleman.
Also, am interested in the Belite Airspeed/ Vertical speed combo indicator;
is anyone using Belite instruments?
Thanks for the help!
Nick Cassara
Palmer, AK
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