---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/18/14: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:13 AM - Re: Matronics Web Server Repaired and ONLINE! (PLEASE READ) (Marty Helller) 2. 01:43 PM - Re: RV-6A shaky nose wheel (Jeff Orear) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:13:45 AM PST US From: Marty Helller Subject: RE: RV-List: Matronics Web Server Repaired and ONLINE! (PLEASE READ) That's Matt for all you do with the web site...... > Date: Thu=2C 17 Apr 2014 23:28:29 -0700 > To: dralle@matronics.com > From: dralle@matronics.com > Subject: RV-List: Matronics Web Server Repaired and ONLINE! (PLEASE READ) > > > > Dear Listers=2C > > The new hard drives for the Matronics web server arrived today=2C Thursda y 4/17/2014 and the RAID5 disk array rebuild went very smoothly. > > I'm very pleased to report that as of about 11:00 PM PST 4/17/2014=2C the Matronics Web server is back online and fully functional! No data or files were lost. > > Additionally=2C those that frequent the AeroElectric web site will find t hat it has been restored as well. > > Best regards=2C > > Matt Dralle > Matronics Email List and Forum Admin. > > > > Matt G Dralle | Matronics | 581 Jeannie Way | Livermore | CA | 94550 > 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email > http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft > > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:43:32 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: RV-6A shaky nose wheel From: Jeff Orear I have employed the staking of the nose gear pucks solution to prevent them from rotating. My axle is tightened to the point where I can spin the wheel and it stops after 1 1/2 revolutions. That coupled with. 22lbs breakout force and 30lbs of tire pressure has resulted in no nose gear shimmy for me Jeff Orear RV 6A. N782P Peshtigo, WI > On Apr 17, 2014, at 9:27 AM, Ian Brown wrote: > > > Bob Collins asks a good question. It's always confused me too. How do we > know when a wheel is free enough? I've packed loads of grease after cleaning > the bearings, then tightened until there's just no free lateral play, but at > that point the wheels don't really turn freely. In fact they stop the > minute you stop turning them. I was surprised when the AntiSplat nose wheel > job came back and I mounted it. It turns as freely as a bicycle wheel! > (I'm not connected with them in any way, by the way, just a fan). I guess > for the standard conical bearings, for the load bearing points, looser > doesn't really change much in terms of pressures and weights on bearing > surfaces. Are there any experts out there - how much grease should these > bearings get and how tight should they be? > > "The "turn freely" part of this has always confused me. The instructions are > vague on this (tighten to prevent bearing from turning with the wheel) and > seemingly encouraging it to be tight enough that if you try to spin the > wheel by hand, it won't move that much. > > What do other folks do on this point?" > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.