---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/22/05: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:14 AM - Grove gear (ed clegg) 2. 08:01 AM - Re: Grove gear (Mickey Coggins) 3. 10:32 AM - Re: Grove gear (CBRxxDRV@aol.com) 4. 04:02 PM - Re: Grove gear (DONKEYVET@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:14:41 AM PST US From: "ed clegg" Subject: RV8-List: Grove gear --> RV8-List message posted by: "ed clegg" To all you grove gear folks, I am getting ready to drill my G. gear and would like some input. On the outbd bracket, both sides, it seems that about a half inch of skin must be removed in order for them to fit. Is this what everyone found? Also the outbd wear plate dose not lie completely flat; that is it has a very small rocking motion side to side which could be stopped with the addition of a shim. Has any one seen that? I am going to drill this with the fuse in the upright position. Those of you that have done it this way, how did you clamp the gear in place while drilling? Any other advice, input or whatever is appreciated. Thanks, Ed Clegg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:27 AM PST US From: Mickey Coggins Subject: Re: RV8-List: Grove gear --> RV8-List message posted by: Mickey Coggins Hi Ed, I had my fuselage upside down - it was hard enough in that position. I know others have done it right side up, so it can be done. You just need to get used to hot metal chips falling down your neck! There is some skin to be removed so the outboard bracket can fit, and it does rock a bit until it is fully installed. You might want to use a shim to keep it steady, but it is not needed when you finally bolt on the gear. Sorry I don't have any pictures of this on my website. Mickey ed clegg wrote: > --> RV8-List message posted by: "ed clegg" > > To all you grove gear folks, > > I am getting ready to drill my G. gear and would like some input. > On the outbd bracket, both sides, it seems that about a half inch of skin > must be removed in order for them to fit. Is this what everyone found? > Also the outbd wear plate dose not lie completely flat; that is it has a > very small rocking motion side to side which could be stopped with the > addition of a shim. Has any one seen that? > > I am going to drill this with the fuse in the upright position. Those of you > that have done it this way, how did you clamp the gear in place while > drilling? > Any other advice, input or whatever is appreciated. > Thanks, > Ed Clegg -- Mickey Coggins http://www.rv8.ch/ #82007 finishing ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:32:33 AM PST US From: CBRxxDRV@aol.com Subject: Re: RV8-List: Grove gear --> RV8-List message posted by: CBRxxDRV@aol.com In a message dated 8/22/05 10:16:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, edwclg@adelphia.net writes: > I am getting ready to drill my G. gear and would like some input. > On the outbd bracket, both sides, it seems that about a half inch of skin > must be removed in order for them to fit. Is this what everyone found? > Also the outbd wear plate dose not lie completely flat; that is it has a > very small rocking motion side to side which could be stopped with the > addition of a shim. Has any one seen that? > > I am going to drill this with the fuse in the upright position. Those of you > that have done it this way, how did you clamp the gear in place while > drilling? > Any other advice, input or whatever is appreciated. > Thanks, > Ed Clegg > 1) Yes I had to trim the area around the gear....it also sits higher than the OEM parts. 2) No rocking motion at all. 3) I drilled mine with the fuselage on saw horses and upside down. do not archive RV-4 RV-8 QB .... Fuselage (canoe) Sal Capra Lakeland, FL My Home Page ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:02:10 PM PST US From: DONKEYVET@aol.com Subject: Re: RV8-List: Grove gear --> RV8-List message posted by: DONKEYVET@aol.com Ed, We also drilled ours upside down. Drilling it right side up seems ambitious. Can you do it upside down? It's been awhile but it seems like we did a little trimming but we didn't end up shimming it. We also aligned it by clamping lasar levels to the gear on the wheel attachment plane since this kind of gear is different to measure than the others. I can tell you more about that if you like. Dennis Flosi, RV-8, finishing