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1. 05:47 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Smoky Ray)
2. 06:38 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (CalBru@aol.com)
3. 08:32 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Smoky Ray)
4. 08:49 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Tom Martin)
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| Subject: | Re: tailwheel bolt |
Cal,
What type tailwheel?
Smokey
HR2
--- On Thu, 10/2/08, CalBru@aol.com <CalBru@aol.com> wrote:
From: CalBru@aol.com <CalBru@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
The bolts that sheared on my accident/incident were the two AN3 bolts that
thru bolt the TW assembly to the aft end of the tail spring.- NOT the
tailspring to the fuse bolt!
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Sorry for the miscommunication.
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I have some pix on my cell phone, but need to get an 8th grader to show me
how to get them into my computor!!
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Cal Brubaker
F1-- 116
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| Subject: | Re: tailwheel bolt |
It is the stock TW that came with the F1 kit.
The wheel, wheel forks, assembly, etc all seem OK, even after dragging along
the runway on it's side. Just those dang bolts, and what ever I did to
them, that were the culprit.
Cal B.
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| Subject: | Re: tailwheel bolt |
Bigger bolts! :)
--- On Fri, 10/3/08, CalBru@aol.com <CalBru@aol.com> wrote:
From: CalBru@aol.com <CalBru@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
It is the stock TW that came with the F1 kit.
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The wheel, wheel forks, assembly, etc all seem OK, even after dragging
along the runway on it's side.- Just those dang bolts, and what ever I di
d
to them, that were the culprit.
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Cal B.
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The AN bolts that we use on our aircraft are not really that strong and
you
could consider going with a good quality machine bolt. Grade five or
grade
eight bolts would be quite a bit stronger in shear. When you are
turning
the aircraft that tail wheel assembly is putting a lot of shear loads on
those small bolts. Remember that this is the same assembly that was
designed for a 1500 lb gross weight RV4.
On my EVO I tried something different. Rather then using bolts I used
what
is called a spilt pin. These are often used to hold gears on shafts and
they are very hard. They are slightly oversized and the split allows
them
to be driven in. I used locktite and currently have 275 hours on the
plane.
I can not see any evidence that there is any movement in the area. The
nice
thing about this method is that three is nothing sticking out as you can
grind the pin to size after it is installed. This is truly experimental
on
my part so use this method at your own risk.
Vince Frazier=92s tail assembly will reduce the twisting
loads and
I highly recommend making the change.
Tom Martin
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CalBru@aol.com
Sent: October 3, 2008 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
It is the stock TW that came with the F1 kit.
The wheel, wheel forks, assembly, etc all seem OK, even after dragging
along
the runway on it's side. Just those dang bolts, and what ever I did to
them, that were the culprit.
Cal B.
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