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1. 10:57 AM - Gear Installation (Stan Loer)
2. 11:42 AM - Re: Gear Installation (cs@charlesstringham.com)
3. 02:59 PM - Re: Gear Installation (Paul Rice)
4. 06:03 PM - Re: Gear Installation (Matt Dralle)
5. 06:31 PM - Re: Re: Gear Installation (james d winkler)
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| Subject: | Gear Installation |
I'm about ready to invert my 8 QB fuselage and start the landing gear
installation. Is there anything I need to know that is not covered in
the instructions? It's such a critical installlation that I want to be
as accurate as humanly possible. I'm using Van's stock gear legs. Any
advice/tips/cautions/etc. greatly appreciated.
Stan Loer
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| Subject: | Re: Gear Installation |
Hi Stan,
Thanks for the question. I am at the same place in th
e process, and I too look forward to some wisdom from
the others.
Chet
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Subject: RV8-List: Gear Installation
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| Subject: | Gear Installation |
On my 8=2C I spent a long time making sure that the gear was square to the
center line of the fuselage and that the and only needed half a degree of s
him to make my axles perfectly straight. In making it so close on the init
ial install=2C the two outside bolts ended up not being in the center of t
he gear leg tower (slightly to the rear)=2C and consequently=2C it is diffi
cult to get a wrench on the rear most outside nuts with out removing some o
f the smaller nuts and bolts of the tower. My advise is to square the legs
to the fuselage and centered in the tower=2C then just use a couple more s
hims at the axle to make them spot on.
Good luck=2C
Paul
800 plus landings on original vans tires and still going
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Gear Installation
From: cs@charlesstringham.com
Hi Stan=2C
Thanks for the question. I am at the same place in the process=2C and I too
look forward to some wisdom from the others.
Chet
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From: "Stan Loer" <stazel@cpros.com>
Sender: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
ReplyTo: rv8-list@matronics.com
Subject: RV8-List: Gear Installation
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| Subject: | Re: Gear Installation |
The plans say to leave the gear off as long as possible and they aren't kidding.
Resist the urge to install them just because you want to see how cool its going
to look on the gear. I left my -8 fuse on the saw horse until just before
I started the engine installation. At that point, all of the wiring was done,
the interior was done, and the canopy was done. It sits up high on the gear
and makes it a lot more difficult to work on. And I'm a tall dude.
The only thing I would have done differently would have been to REMOVE the instrument
panel and instruments before I started the gear leg installation process.
It would have be 100x easier to get to the nuts in the gear towers without
the panel in place.
Speaking of gear, if you haven't ordered a set of Grove Gear for the RV-8, then
do it! Delete the Steel gear from your Van's Kit (or return them), and get yourself
a set of the all aluminum Grove gear for the RV-8. They are a work of
art and are over 10 lbs LIGHTER than the stock steel gear. Even better, they
are already airfoil shaped, so you don't have to mess with the fiberglass fairings.
Win win win. Cost is the only drawback. But, they are well worth the
investment.
I documented the installation process pretty well on my RV-8 Builders Log:
Grove RV-8 Aluminum Gear
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http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2973&log=67042&row=447
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RV-8 Landing Gear Installation
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RV-8 Landing Gear Alignment
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http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=0&log016&row=841
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 90+ Hours TTSN - Enjoying Every Minute...
At 11:40 AM 9/3/2010 Friday, you wrote:
>Hi Stan,Thanks for the question. I am at the same place in the process, and I
too look forward to some wisdom from the others. Chet
>
>From: "Stan Loer" <stazel@cpros.com>
>Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:54:52 -0700
>Subject: RV8-List: Gear Installation
>I'm about ready to invert = my 8 QB fuselage and start the landing gear installation.
Is there = anything I need to know that is not covered in the instructions?
It's such a = critical installlation that I want to be as accurate
as humanly possible. = I'm using Van's stock gear legs. Any advice/tips/cautions/etc.
greatly appreciated.
>
>Stan Loer
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| Subject: | Re: Gear Installation |
i put grove gr, wheels. and tail wheel on first step out of the quick build
box . i have no regrets..j .. rv-8 160 hrs
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