---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 01/17/03: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:49 AM - Re: Clamp for nose strut fairing (Cy Galley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:49:27 AM PST US From: "Cy Galley" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Clamp for nose strut fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "Cy Galley" Some of the foreign cars use the narrow clamp, Try a junk yard' Cy Galley Editor, EAA Safety Programs cgalley@qcbc.org or experimenter@eaa.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary" Subject: RV9-List: Clamp for nose strut fairing > --> RV9-List message posted by: "Gary" > > Andy, > > Yeah, mine is done........except for finding the specified 3/8 inch wide hose clamp. I was just going to post a message on the list about this, to see what solutions people had. > > The problem is not the pant.....it is the clamp. The deal is, the only hose clamps I can find in a big enough size to go around the nose strut and fairing are all 1/2 inch wide. Vans calls out a 3/8 inch wide clamp. I called Van's on this, after searching all the hardware stores, and the aircraft supply catalogs. The only place I have not checked is McMaster-Carr. > > Van's didn't have an answer, other than what I'd already tried. He said it shouldn't be a problem to find narrow hose clamps. I said, fine, you guys find them, and include them in the kit. > > Bottom line is, the pant and fairing fit fine, we just need a clamp that is narrow enough and has a small enough worm drive so it won't hit the inside of the front of the nose pant when the gear pivots. > > I'll post this to the two lists and see what we stir up. > > Gary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Karmy > To: rv9er@3rivers.net > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:05 PM > Subject: Nose wheel pant? > > > Hey Gary, > > I'm having a hard time getting the nosewheel pant to work out. Have you fit that part yet? I finished mounting the pant and everything was fine until I tried to install the nose gear leg fairing. Seems the hoseclamp at the bottom is too high (when pressed all the way down) so it apears that I got the pant mounted too low (by about 3/16") so now I can't hide the clamp inside the pant... Did yours work out, or have you done it yet? > > - Andy > > > --- > Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/22/02 > >