---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 06/18/09: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:10 AM - Re: Solder Iron Size For Circuit Board (Jerry Grimmonpre) 2. 01:47 PM - new tail wheel (khedrick@frontiernet.net) 3. 02:14 PM - Re: new tail wheel (Randy Hooper) 4. 03:47 PM - Re: new tail wheel (SteinAir, Inc.) 5. 06:39 PM - Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation (jhnstniii@AOL.COM) 6. 07:23 PM - Re: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation (Ron Lee) 7. 08:42 PM - Re: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation (Jim) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:10:41 AM PST US From: "Jerry Grimmonpre" Subject: Re: RV-List: Solder Iron Size For Circuit Board Thanks Bobby, Your online procedure and pictures will be a very sufficient source for replacing the 296 GPS internal battery. Thank you for developing this for the RV-list. You just saved me enough to put about 75 gallons of LL through the 4. Regards, Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Bobby Hester To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:55 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Solder Iron Size For Circuit Board I had two soldering irons and I just used the one with the smaller tip. With the battery that you have you do need to do any thing to it. No need to update before the battery swap. Just make sure you are software is update after you finish, not your databases but your software. Follow the directions on my website (link below) and look at the pictures on my picasa web album. ---- Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY Visit my web site: http://home.newwavecomm.net/bobbyhester/2009JanJulyFlying.htm ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:47:51 PM PST US From: khedrick@frontiernet.net Subject: RV-List: new tail wheel I need a new tailwheel for my 6. It is out of round and starting to make noise. Any new products out there, or should i replace it with old standby. thanks Keith Hedrick 3LF ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:14:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: new tail wheel From: Randy Hooper Check out http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/ They stock the old stand by as well as a new TW Randy Hooper RV-8 N84H On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM, wrote: > > I need a new tailwheel for my 6. It is out of round and starting to make > noise. Any new products out there, or should i replace it with old standby. > > thanks > > Keith Hedrick > 3LF > > -- Randy Hooper ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:47:13 PM PST US From: "SteinAir, Inc." Subject: RE: RV-List: new tail wheel There is indeed a REALLY nice new tailwheel coming out from Dayton Murdock (the guy who makes all the nice throttle quadrants). We should have them shortly to sell. They are nicer, and lighter (have machined lighting holes in them) and overall probably better than the stock Van's tailwhee. I'll have pics and detailed info shortly, just none to sell right at the moment. Cheers, Stein >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of >khedrick@frontiernet.net >Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:46 PM >To: rv-list@matronics.com >Subject: RV-List: new tail wheel > > > >I need a new tailwheel for my 6. It is out of round and starting >to make noise. Any new products out there, or should i replace it >with old standby. > >thanks > >Keith Hedrick >3LF > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:46 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation From: jhnstniii@AOL.COM Listers--Our nose wheel pant is oscillating vertically at all speeds above slow taxi.??The oscillation?is reduced (but not eliminated) with aft stick pressure but of course you need airspeed to make that work.? Our nose gear pant is balanced fore and aft.? Vans suggested checking the nose gear tire for roundness, which we will do.? We will also check for tire balance, but are not sure how to affix a weight if needed.? We've tried different tire pressures--no change.? We have the new style nose gear fork and our bearing torque is per specs.? Anyone else have this problem, and if so how did you solve it?? We have the new style nose gear fork and our axle bolt/bearing torque is per specs.? Thanks. LeRoy Johnston and David White N176LD "Esperanza" RV-6A 180 hours flying ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:23:40 PM PST US From: "Ron Lee" Subject: Re: RV-List: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation Out of round is obvious if you place a stick or pen close to the tire and observe the separation as the tire slowly rotates. Balance using adhesive backed weights you can get from places like motorcycle shops Ron Lee ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:42:31 PM PST US From: "Jim" Subject: Re: RV-List: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation LeRoy, With the nose wheel jacked up off the ground will the wheel move freely by hand? If you try to spin by hand it does it resist spinning more than one complete rotation? The axel hardware supplied with my 1996 Kit did not have a bearing spacer and no bearing spacer was indicated on the plans. I noticed I had the same problem that you describe. I double checked the install and torque settings. All were to spec. It seemed to me that using the Van's torque spec. made the nose wheel far too tight in it's bearings (excessive preload) I backed off the torque setting only slightly and found that the reduced torque caused the axle bearings and spacers to spin leaving galling damage to the fork. Fortunately the new style nose gear fork had just arrived about then. I gave the matter considerable thought and researched a bit. I ended up making a chrome molly tubing spacer to fit between the bearings that allowed the wheel to turn with only a slight bit of preload. The wheel hop and shimmy went away and so far all is well. I do not have many hours on the current set up so I cannot promise or suggest that others should do as I have done based on hours of durability. The tubing I used was one 1/16th" thick wall 1 3/8" outside diameter. The length of the spacer to accomplish the preload was determined at the time of custom fit and installation. With the preload now predetermined mechanically, the axle bolt can be tightened somewhat more than the Van's spec without adversely effecting bearing preload. Jim in Kelowna ----- Original Message ----- From: jhnstniii@aol.com To: rv-list@matronics.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: RV-List: Nose wheel pant vertical oscillation Listers--Our nose wheel pant is oscillating vertically at all speeds above slow taxi. The oscillation is reduced (but not eliminated) with aft stick pressure but of course you need airspeed to make that work. Our nose gear pant is balanced fore and aft. Vans suggested checking the nose gear tire for roundness, which we will do. We will also check for tire balance, but are not sure how to affix a weight if needed. We've tried different tire pressures--no change. We have the new style nose gear fork and our bearing torque is per specs. Anyone else have this problem, and if so how did you solve it? We have the new style nose gear fork and our axle bolt/bearing torque is per specs. Thanks. LeRoy Johnston and David White N176LD "Esperanza" RV-6A 180 hours flying ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. 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