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Sat 10/04/08


Total Messages Posted: 5



Today's Message Index:
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     1. 05:46 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Jim Stone)
     2. 05:58 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Tom Martin)
     3. 06:48 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (CalBru@aol.com)
     4. 11:25 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Im7shannon@aol.com)
     5. 11:45 AM - Re: tailwheel bolt (Tom Martin)
 
 
 


Message 1



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    Time: 05:46:14 AM PST US
    From: "Jim Stone" <jrstone@insightbb.com>
    Subject: Re: tailwheel bolt
          
      Is it possible you over torqued the bolts and weakened them?  Since this 
      is the first failure of it's kind, I have to suspect something damaged 
      your bolts.
      Jim
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Smoky Ray 
        To: rocket-list@matronics.com 
        Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:31 AM
        Subject: Re: Rocket-List: 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
                To: rocket-list@matronics.com
                Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 1:37 PM
      
      
                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.
      
      
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    Time: 05:58:38 AM PST US
    From: Tom Martin <fairlea@amtelecom.net>
    Subject: tailwheel bolt
          
      Years ago a friend of mine with a RV6 only drilled one hole and installed
      one bolt in this location. He did not feel that two bolts would be needed.
      A year or so later he was taxiing on the ground and turned the airplane to
      shut it down into the wind.  The tail bounced into a slight depression and
      the one bolt sheared like butter.  Of course he installed two bolts after
      that and had no problems.  The RV 6 is much lighter than our aircraft and I
      can see how these bolts could shear.  This may be a one time occurrence,
      however I see no downside to installing better quality bolts at that
      location.
      
      
      Tom Martin   
      
      
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      From: owner-rocket-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-rocket-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jim Stone
      Sent: October 4, 2008 8:44 AM
      Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
      
      
      Is it possible you over torqued the bolts and weakened them?  Since this is
      the first failure of it's kind, I have to suspect something damaged your
      bolts.
      
      Jim
      
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      
      From: HYPERLINK "mailto:smokyray@rocketmail.com"Smoky Ray 
      
      
      Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:31 AM
      
      Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
      
      
      Bigger bolts! :)
      
      --- On Fri, 10/3/08, HYPERLINK "mailto:CalBru@aol.com"CalBru@aol.com
      <HYPERLINK "mailto:CalBru@aol.com"CalBru@aol.com> wrote:
      
      From: HYPERLINK "mailto:CalBru@aol.com"CalBru@aol.com <HYPERLINK
      "mailto:CalBru@aol.com"CalBru@aol.com>
      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.
      
      
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    Time: 06:48:25 AM PST US
    From: CalBru@aol.com
    Subject: Re: tailwheel bolt
          
      Jim,
      
      It's possible, but I have a $250 Snap-On torque wrench that I just love to  
      use!!
      
      Who knows,
      
      Cal Brubaker
      
      
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    Time: 11:25:55 AM PST US
    From: Im7shannon@aol.com
    Subject: Re: tailwheel bolt
          
      What about the bolt that goes through the fuse weldment and holds the  
      tailwheel spring on? I dont know about the F-1 but my HR II just has one AN  bolt.
      
      This bolt gets the same twisting forces as the bolt(s) securing the  tailwheel.
      
      I think I will put a high strength bolt in there too.
      Kevin Shannon
      
      
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    Time: 11:45:47 AM PST US
    From: Tom Martin <fairlea@amtelecom.net>
    Subject: tailwheel bolt
          
      This is typically a =BC=94 bolt.  Some use a tapered pin here or a 
      larger 5/16=94
      bolt.  The key here is to get the hole drilled properly the first time 
      and
      to keep the bolt tight. If it gets loose the spring tends to work back 
      and
      forth and oblongs the hole in the weldment.  That is when you drill up 
      to a
      larger size bolt.
      
      
      Tom Martin
      
      
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      [mailto:owner-rocket-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
      Im7shannon@aol.com
      Sent: October 4, 2008 2:25 PM
      Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tailwheel bolt
      
      
      What about the bolt that goes through the fuse weldment and holds the
      tailwheel spring on? I dont know about the F-1 but my HR II just has one 
      AN
      bolt. This bolt gets the same twisting forces as the bolt(s) securing 
      the
      tailwheel. I think I will put a high strength bolt in there too.
      
      Kevin Shannon
      
      
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