---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/21/14: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:34 PM - Re: Re: SB Nose Wheel Report (Kelly McMullen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:34:58 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: SB Nose Wheel Report From: Kelly McMullen Well, keep in mind that the Mooney M20 series and Beech 23/24 series use these same donuts, and are generally retained by a metal plate, a collar and an AN-5 bolt. I'm not aware of any problems with those installations. If anything, I suspect that Van's may not have specified a large enough pre-load force. On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Bob Turner wrote: > > > With no calculation at all, my gut feeling is that if the hat was hitting > hard enough to damage the plate, we would also be seeing damage to the AN5 > bolt that ties it to the donut shaft. (They both see the same load). > > I do not see the value of gluing the new plate to the old plate, as far as > the downward load imposed by the hat is concerned. In all cases that new > plate is being held up against the mount by hundreds, I think, of pounds of > force, from the compressed donuts; more than RTV could ever hold. The glue > may be useful for keeping the plate from creeping against the other parts > of the mount over time. But frankly I don't see that happening, unless you > grease both sides of the new plate. > > I need to think about this some more. > > -------- > Bob Turner > RV-10 QB > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=430838#430838 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.