---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 09/28/06: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:11 AM - Re: Cleveland tail wheel (FLYaDIVE@aol.com) 2. 06:15 AM - Cleveland tail wheel (James H Nelson) 3. 06:19 AM - Flap Motor (John Furey) 4. 01:51 PM - RV-10 Nose Wheel Safety Issue (Russell Daves) 5. 05:32 PM - Re: Mt Rushmore/Devils Tower Trip (tomvelvick) 6. 07:26 PM - W-423 joint plate RV-7 (Sherman Butler) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:11:22 AM PST US From: FLYaDIVE@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Cleveland tail wheel --> RV-List message posted by: FLYaDIVE@aol.com In a message dated 9/27/06 8:28:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, john@fureychrysler.com writes: > I've been staring at nose wheels for the past 6 years so please excuse my > ignorance but I just looked at two Cleveland tail wheels and noticed that > what looks like a zerk grease fitting is just a hole to the center of the > wheel. Looks like a sealed bearing on each side. Seems like an odd set up to > me. Any insight would be appreciated. > > John Furey > 2 RV6A > RV7 in process ========================== John: Some maybe bearings, what is know as an OPEN bearing, but many are bushings/sleeves. So a simple grease fitting is all that is required, even for the open bearing. Take a look at RV-6A's nose wheel. It has a simple bushing and grease fitting. Barry ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:15:37 AM PST US Subject: RV-List: Cleveland tail wheel From: James H Nelson --> RV-List message posted by: James H Nelson John, I believe that the old tail wheels used taper roller bearings which required exterior lubrication. If they are now using a sealed ball bearing, then the zerk fitting is not required and no maintenance is required to the bearing. Just check it occasionally to see that the bearing is operating smoothly and not worn out. That will give you some interesting tracking problems. Jim Nelson ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:19:24 AM PST US From: "John Furey" Subject: RV-List: Flap Motor Has anyone found a place to buy parts for the Pittman flap motor such as the horseshoe assembly with the brushes?? Thanks John ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:51:06 PM PST US From: "Russell Daves" Subject: RV-List: RV-10 Nose Wheel Safety Issue I lost in flight one of the U-1024's (page 48-17) attached to the 1013C, bracket along with the mounting screw (Allen head) and lock washer. I am not sure what caused the loss but no damage occurred. I have since drilled the heads of the two mounting screws and drilled a safety wire hole in the two 1013C's so that I can safety wire the two mounting screws to the mounting bracket and this cannot happen again. I drilled the heads in two 90 degree locations so that when I safety wire I can run the wire from either the top or bottom of the screw head and the tow bar will not sub on the safety wire while moving the airplane. If both U-1024's had come loose and the 1013C mounting brackets had both slide back I could have suffered major damage to the nose wheel pant on landing. My assumption is that while moving the RV-10 with the two bar the two bar pressure caused the mounting screw to back off the lock washer enough that during flight the vibration caused the screw to back out far enough to drop off the U-1024 into somebody's pasture. __________________ Russ Daves Lubbock, TX N710RV - RV-10 First flight 7/28/06 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:32:11 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: Re: Mt Rushmore/Devils Tower Trip From: "tomvelvick" --> RV-List message posted by: "tomvelvick" ronlee(at)pcisys.net wrote: > Since Rick was responsible for navigation and found Rushmore easily we then headed west into Wyoming to find Devils Tower. My pics were not very good here either but did get one of him with the Tower in the same frame. > Ron Lee Looks like a great trip, Ron. Wish we could have gone too. Are you going to LOE? Regards, Tom and Katie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=64582#64582 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:26:37 PM PST US From: Sherman Butler Subject: RV-List: W-423 joint plate RV-7 Can some one verify that AS3-032 X 1 1/2 X 36.5 is for W-423? Moving during building -- still looking for stuff. Thanks Do not Archive. Sherman Butler RV-7a Wings Idaho Falls ---------------------------------