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     1. 08:12 PM - Nose gear strut R&R  (TeamGrumman@aol.com)
 
 
 
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Time: 08:12:13 PM PST US
From: TeamGrumman@aol.com
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Nose gear strut R&R

--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: TeamGrumman@aol.com

I'm in the process of removing the nose gear strut on the Tiger in my shop.   
It's pretty badly usted in place.   The breaker bar I had made (using 
receiver hitch box tubing and 7 feet long. It weighs 35 lbs.) is working very well.
 
I have been able rotate the strut plus or minus about 45 degrees.   
Unfortunately, I can't get it to move out any.   It's tough to get leverage on
it to 
remove it.   I'll work on it some more tomorrow.   

On the plus side, I got the plastic parts and the inspection covers back from 
the painter.   They'll be the best looking parts on the plane ... not 
including the anodized and powder coated parts {smile}.   

The sump cover and brake covers come predrilled.   heads-up.   The fuel drain 
hole is not properly located.   Also, in the Tiger I'm doing, the holes 
predrilled to attach the sump cover to the wing root do not match up with the 
existing holes in the wing root.   Some are only 1/4 inch out, some are 1 inch
out. 
  A total of 3 line up perfectly.   Of course, your plane could be a lot 
different.   ALSO, before I forget, the sump covers on both the Tiger and the 
Traveler have had to be trimmed to fit in the same places.   This tells me the

tooling is not right.   

Today, I installed the foam gear leg fairings on two planes.   It helps to 
have a helper.

The second plane, a 74 Traveler, I think it's a 74, was also getting new 
wheel pants, sump covers, brake fairing covers, etc.   The parts were purchased

through Fletcher.   The owner has had a really terrible time getting the right

hardware in the right quantities.   In some cases, when he ordered two sets of

nut plates, bolts, rivets, etc, he'll either get one set or none at all.   The

problem is simply that there are TOO MANY PARTS for each set of hardware and 
only somone who has put all of these parts together really knows what is 
needed and where it's needed.   For example, the brackets on the gear leg which

come on a Traveler are different than those that come on a Tiger.   When 
ordering, the owner of the Traveler was told that the brackets were the same and

didn't need to be changed.   

I'm trying to talk him into making a parts list of all the parts required, 
including part numbers and current prices.   I would also like to encourage 
Fletcher to build (assemble) wheel pant kits so that potential buyers who want
to 
add wheel pants to their plane can just order the kit.   Could save a lot of 
time and possibly some money.   On-the-other-hand, maybe they don't get a order

per year for wheel pants installation hardware.   Still, they need a readily 
available parts list so buyers don't need to research the required parts.   

If I can get a parts list together, I'll add it to my web site.

Gary