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1. 06:02 AM - How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (John Trollinger)
2. 06:10 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Kelly McMullen)
3. 06:21 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist ()
4. 06:22 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Jesse Saint)
5. 06:33 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Sean Stephens)
6. 06:40 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Marcus Cooper)
7. 06:59 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Tim Olson)
8. 07:10 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (g.combs)
9. 07:13 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Carl Froehlich)
10. 07:17 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Marcus Cooper)
11. 07:29 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Tim Olson)
12. 07:39 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Rob Kochman)
13. 07:42 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Marcus Cooper)
14. 07:53 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Linn Walters)
15. 08:22 AM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (rleffler)
16. 07:49 PM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (Kelly McMullen)
17. 07:56 PM - Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist (woxofswa)
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Subject: | How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
Just trying to see what others might have done.
thanks,
John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
Check around your airport. A large number of aircraft owners have
hoists. New ones are usually available at auto parts stores for less
than $150, and somewhat less from Harbor Freight. Money well spent
rather than trying to do something risky with your valuable airframe.
Not to mention risk of injury.
On 3/12/2015 6:00 AM, John Trollinger wrote:
> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out
> a good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have
> wing jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with
> weights. Just trying to see what others might have done.
>
> thanks,
>
> John
> *
>
>
> *
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
Hey John,
Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with
the tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit, then
took the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a unit. Put
the plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in, then released
the tail, then jacked the tail up enough to compress the doughnuts with
SB plate (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in ... done.
Later, =93 Lew
From: John Trollinger
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
Subject: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
Just trying to see what others might have done.
thanks,
John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
Pulling the tail down works great. If you have a good solid tie-down in the f
loor, then holding the tail down while someone ties it down works fine. You n
eed the tail close to the floor to clear up front.
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
352-427-0285
jesse@saintaviation.com
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> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:00 AM, John Trollinger <john@trollingers.com> wrote:
>
> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a g
ood way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing jack
s I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights. Just tr
ying to see what others might have done.
>
> thanks,
>
> John
>
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I have an eye-bolt in the hangar floor that I attach to with the tail
tie-down using a come along
(http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=come+along). Works
really well.
-Sean #40303 (waiting for painter slot)
Kelly McMullen wrote:
> Check around your airport. A large number of aircraft owners have
> hoists. New ones are usually available at auto parts stores for less
> than $150, and somewhat less from Harbor Freight. Money well spent
> rather than trying to do something risky with your valuable airframe.
> Not to mention risk of injury.
>
> On 3/12/2015 6:00 AM, John Trollinger wrote:
>> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure
>> out a good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do
>> have wing jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down
>> with weights. Just trying to see what others might have done.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> John
>> *
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
Getting ready to do this as well, thanks for the suggestions. Just
curious what, if anything, folks are putting on the plate? I=99ve
ready before preseal or red silicone. Wondering if there are any
further thoughts?
Marcus
On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:19 AM, <lewgall@charter.net> <lewgall@charter.net>
wrote:
Hey John,
Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with
the tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit, then
took the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a unit. Put
the plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in, then released
the tail, then jacked the tail up enough to compress the doughnuts with
SB plate (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in ... done.
Later, =93 Lew
From: John Trollinger <mailto:john@trollingers.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
Subject: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
Just trying to see what others might have done.
thanks,
John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I do the same exact thing. I cut a 1'x1' square out of my hangar floor and embedded
a large turnbuckle in concrete flush with the floor. So i thread in the
eyelet and crank it down with a come along jack. Much easier than a hoist, and
less easy to damage the plane. My hoist is stored behind the plane and just
rolling that out and folding out the legs is a bigger hazard.
Tim
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 8:31 AM, Sean Stephens <sean@stephensville.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have an eye-bolt in the hangar floor that I attach to with the tail tie-down using a come along (http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=come+along). Works really well.
>
> -Sean #40303 (waiting for painter slot)
>
> Kelly McMullen wrote:
>> Check around your airport. A large number of aircraft owners have hoists. New
ones are usually available at auto parts stores for less than $150, and somewhat
less from Harbor Freight. Money well spent rather than trying to do something
risky with your valuable airframe. Not to mention risk of injury.
>>
>>> On 3/12/2015 6:00 AM, John Trollinger wrote:
>>> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a good
way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing jacks I
could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights. Just trying
to see what others might have done.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> John
>>> *
>
>
>
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I bought a furniture dolly at harbor freight added center board with nice eye bolt
and then added solid concrete blocks and left room to get an 1.5 inch rachet
strap down to the eye bolt. this way I can pull the tail down were ever it
is. Works great. I can roll it around very easy
And store it in the corner. Takes up
More room than the eye bolt in the
Concrete but more adjustable.
Just another idea that works
Geoff
Sent from my iPhone
Geoff Combs
Aerosport Modeling & Design
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Kelly McMullen <kellym@aviating.com> wrote:
>
>
> Check around your airport. A large number of aircraft owners have hoists. New
ones are usually available at auto parts stores for less than $150, and somewhat
less from Harbor Freight. Money well spent rather than trying to do something
risky with your valuable airframe. Not to mention risk of injury.
>
>> On 3/12/2015 6:00 AM, John Trollinger wrote:
>> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a good
way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing jacks I
could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights. Just trying to
see what others might have done.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> John
>> *
>>
>>
>> *
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Subject: | How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I used proseal =93 works fine.
I do not consider it safe to use the tail tie down bolt to pull down the
tail. Remember this tie down is a light piece of threaded aluminum
=93 that you cut the threads for. The risk is the eye bolt
pulling out and you dropping the prop and engine onto the hangar floor.
A Harbor Freight engine hoist is exceptionally cheap compared to
recovering from a nose crash even if you are not hurt. The hoist will
be used at least for every annual as well when you pull the nose wheel
to grease the bearings.
Carl
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Marcus Cooper
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine
hoist
Getting ready to do this as well, thanks for the suggestions. Just
curious what, if anything, folks are putting on the plate? I=99ve
ready before preseal or red silicone. Wondering if there are any
further thoughts?
Marcus
On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:19 AM, <lewgall@charter.net> <lewgall@charter.net>
wrote:
Hey John,
Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with
the tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit, then
took the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a unit. Put
the plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in, then released
the tail, then jacked the tail up enough to compress the doughnuts with
SB plate (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in ... done.
Later, =93 Lew
From: John Trollinger <mailto:john@trollingers.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
Subject: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
Just trying to see what others might have done.
thanks,
John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I havent tried it yet, but in the past some folks recommended filing a plastic
tote with concrete and imbedding a hook in it. Sounds like a nice alternative
to those of us without a eyelet in our hangar floor or the option to add one
but can still pull the tail down.
Marcus
On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com> wrote:
I do the same exact thing. I cut a 1'x1' square out of my hangar floor and embedded
a large turnbuckle in concrete flush with the floor. So i thread in the
eyelet and crank it down with a come along jack. Much easier than a hoist, and
less easy to damage the plane. My hoist is stored behind the plane and just
rolling that out and folding out the legs is a bigger hazard.
Tim
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 8:31 AM, Sean Stephens <sean@stephensville.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have an eye-bolt in the hangar floor that I attach to with the tail tie-down using a come along (http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=come+along). Works really well.
>
> -Sean #40303 (waiting for painter slot)
>
> Kelly McMullen wrote:
>> Check around your airport. A large number of aircraft owners have hoists. New
ones are usually available at auto parts stores for less than $150, and somewhat
less from Harbor Freight. Money well spent rather than trying to do something
risky with your valuable airframe. Not to mention risk of injury.
>>
>>> On 3/12/2015 6:00 AM, John Trollinger wrote:
>>> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a good
way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing jacks I
could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights. Just trying
to see what others might have done.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> John
>>> *
>
>
>
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
Yeah, Geoff's idea is great, and a tote would work too.
Regarding Carl's not trusting the threads, I think the threads
are plenty tough for the job. It takes less than 250 lbs
for sure to raise the nose. Depending on the way the aircraft
is loaded (you could add weight to the baggage area), I'm guessing
you can raise the nose by pulling that bolt with anywhere from
75 to 200 lbs of force max. If the tiedown can't hold that,
then we shouldn't be tying down with it, and if the tail can't
hold that, I'm not sure I'd trust the airframe.
Tim
On 3/12/2015 9:14 AM, Marcus Cooper wrote:
>
> I havent tried it yet, but in the past some folks recommended filing a plastic
tote with concrete and imbedding a hook in it. Sounds like a nice alternative
to those of us without a eyelet in our hangar floor or the option to add one
but can still pull the tail down.
>
> Marcus
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
When I did mine, I put enough heavy stuff in the baggage area that I think
I needed only about 50lbs of force on the tiedown to get the wheel off the
floor.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@myrv10.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah, Geoff's idea is great, and a tote would work too.
> Regarding Carl's not trusting the threads, I think the threads
> are plenty tough for the job. It takes less than 250 lbs
> for sure to raise the nose. Depending on the way the aircraft
> is loaded (you could add weight to the baggage area), I'm guessing
> you can raise the nose by pulling that bolt with anywhere from
> 75 to 200 lbs of force max. If the tiedown can't hold that,
> then we shouldn't be tying down with it, and if the tail can't
> hold that, I'm not sure I'd trust the airframe.
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 3/12/2015 9:14 AM, Marcus Cooper wrote:
>
>>
>> I haven=99t tried it yet, but in the past some folks recommended f
iling a
>> plastic tote with concrete and imbedding a hook in it. Sounds like a ni
ce
>> alternative to those of us without a eyelet in our hangar floor or the
>> option to add one but can still pull the tail down.
>>
>> Marcus
>>
>>
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
One question on using proseal or any other bonding agent, what is the
purpose for it? Once the plate is in place I can=99t imagine
it=99s going to move around any given the pressures involved. Is
there another benefit? The SB does not mention using anything.
FWIW the SB also recommends the use of a =9Cballasted tail
stand=9D so the company does not seem to find an issue with that
method of pulling the tail down.
As always, thanks for all the great insight on this forum,
Marcus
On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:10 AM, Carl Froehlich
<carl.froehlich@verizon.net> wrote:
I used proseal =93 works fine.
I do not consider it safe to use the tail tie down bolt to pull down the
tail. Remember this tie down is a light piece of threaded aluminum
=93 that you cut the threads for. The risk is the eye bolt pulling out
and you dropping the prop and engine onto the hangar floor. A Harbor
Freight engine hoist is exceptionally cheap compared to recovering from
a nose crash even if you are not hurt. The hoist will be used at least
for every annual as well when you pull the nose wheel to grease the
bearings.
Carl
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[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Marcus Cooper
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine
hoist
Getting ready to do this as well, thanks for the suggestions. Just
curious what, if anything, folks are putting on the plate? I=99ve
ready before preseal or red silicone. Wondering if there are any
further thoughts?
Marcus
On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:19 AM, <lewgall@charter.net
<mailto:lewgall@charter.net>> <lewgall@charter.net
<mailto:lewgall@charter.net>> wrote:
Hey John,
Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with
the tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit, then
took the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a unit. Put
the plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in, then released
the tail, then jacked the tail up enough to compress the doughnuts with
SB plate (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in ... done.
Later, =93 Lew
From: John Trollinger <mailto:john@trollingers.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
Subject: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
Just trying to see what others might have done.
thanks,
John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
The tiedown attachment in the tail is pretty robust but if you have
concerns about the amount of threads captured by the tiedown ring's
shaft, use a longer bolt and make a temporary tiedown attachment so you
can pull the tail down. The 'receiver' for the tiedown ring goes way there!
The other method is to place sandbags on the horizontal stab and/or the
fuselage fwd of the vertical stab. Lay the bags (I use bags of salt for
my water softener because I have them) along the spar to spread the load.
Linn
On 3/12/2015 10:10 AM, Carl Froehlich wrote:
>
> I used proseal works fine.
>
> I do not consider it safe to use the tail tie down bolt to pull down
> the tail. Remember this tie down is a light piece of threaded
> aluminum that you cut the threads for. The risk is the eye bolt
> pulling out and you dropping the prop and engine onto the hangar
> floor. A Harbor Freight engine hoist is exceptionally cheap compared
> to recovering from a nose crash even if you are not hurt. The hoist
> will be used at least for every annual as well when you pull the nose
> wheel to grease the bearings.
>
> Carl
>
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> [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Marcus Cooper
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:37 AM
> *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine
> hoist
>
> Getting ready to do this as well, thanks for the suggestions. Just
> curious what, if anything, folks are putting on the plate? Ive ready
> before preseal or red silicone. Wondering if there are any further
> thoughts?
>
> Marcus
>
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:19 AM, <lewgall@charter.net
> <mailto:lewgall@charter.net>> <lewgall@charter.net
> <mailto:lewgall@charter.net>> wrote:
>
> Hey John,
>
> Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with
> the tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit,
> then took the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a
> unit. Put the plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in,
> then released the tail, then jacked the tail up enough to compress the
> doughnuts with SB plate (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in
> ... done.
>
> Later, Lew
>
> *From:*John Trollinger <mailto:john@trollingers.com>
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> *Sent:*Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
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> *Subject:*RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
>
> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out
> a good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have
> wing jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with
> weights. Just trying to see what others might have done.
>
> thanks,
>
> John
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I copied Geoff's approach a couple years ago. It works great. I just did the
SB this past weekend. Getting the nose off the ground was the easy part.
Here's a photo:
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Bob Leffler
N410BL - Phase I
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I know it is popular for homebuilders to invent their own solutions.
However, most certified manufacturers do not approve of winching on the
tail tiedown and discourage using it as an anchor to lever the nose up.
They are designed to secure the tail at a 45 degree pull angle for forces
the horizontal stab can generate, not a direct pull vertically or
horizontally. Yes, it probably is strong enough if Murphy doesn't visit.
You have a $150,000 and up aircraft. Virtually everyone had access to a
hoist to install the engine. You can generally find hoists for not much
over $100 to buy, new. In other words about the cost of an hour's flight or
a tungsten bucking bar. Do you really want to risk damage to something you
worked so hard to build?
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Linn Walters <flying-nut@cfl.rr.com> wrote
:
> The tiedown attachment in the tail is pretty robust but if you have
> concerns about the amount of threads captured by the tiedown ring's shaft
,
> use a longer bolt and make a temporary tiedown attachment so you can pull
> the tail down. The 'receiver' for the tiedown ring goes way there!
>
> The other method is to place sandbags on the horizontal stab and/or the
> fuselage fwd of the vertical stab. Lay the bags (I use bags of salt for
my
> water softener because I have them) along the spar to spread the load.
> Linn
>
>
> On 3/12/2015 10:10 AM, Carl Froehlich wrote:
>
> I used proseal =93 works fine.
>
>
> I do not consider it safe to use the tail tie down bolt to pull down the
> tail. Remember this tie down is a light piece of threaded aluminum
=93 that
> you cut the threads for. The risk is the eye bolt pulling out and you
> dropping the prop and engine onto the hangar floor. A Harbor Freight
> engine hoist is exceptionally cheap compared to recovering from a nose
> crash even if you are not hurt. The hoist will be used at least for ever
y
> annual as well when you pull the nose wheel to grease the bearings.
>
>
> Carl
>
>
> *From:* owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [
> mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
> <owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com>] *On Behalf Of *Marcus Cooper
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:37 AM
> *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine
> hoist
>
>
> Getting ready to do this as well, thanks for the suggestions. Just
> curious what, if anything, folks are putting on the plate? I=99ve
ready
> before preseal or red silicone. Wondering if there are any further
> thoughts?
>
>
> Marcus
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 9:19 AM, <lewgall@charter.net> <lewgall@charter.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hey John,
>
>
> Good timing, we just did this yesterday. We pulled the tail down with th
e
> tie down. Enough to get the bolt out of the top of shock unit, then took
> the bottom bolt out so that the doughnuts came out as a unit. Put the
> plate in, put the unit back in, put bottom bolt in, then released the tai
l,
> then jacked the tail up enough to compress the doughnuts with SB plate
> (acts as slight new washer), put top bolt in ... done.
>
>
> Later, =93 Lew
>
>
> *From:* John Trollinger <john@trollingers.com>
>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:00 AM
>
> *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com
>
> *Subject:* RV10-List: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist
>
>
> I am getting ready to do the nose wheel SB and am trying to figure out a
> good way to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist. I do have wing
> jacks I could use somewhere or try and pull the tail down with weights.
> Just trying to see what others might have done.
>
>
> thanks,
>
>
> John
>
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Subject: | Re: How to lift the nose wheel without an engine hoist |
I did mine yesterday using a 2x6 between two wing jacks right behind the firewall.
Worked great, but in hindsight would have been just as easy with a single
jack. You don't have to lift high at all. Be sure to chock the mains.
One advantage of lifting from the front is that it was super simple to make tiny
adjustments to get the bolts back lined up again.
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Myron Nelson
Mesa, AZ
Flew May 10 2014
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