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1. 12:25 AM - grove gear (bob wetzel)
2. 05:21 AM - Re: grove gear (fritz)
3. 01:19 PM - Re: grove gear (John Bolding)
4. 06:19 PM - bending MLG spring with heat (fritz)
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Have any of you 701 owners replaced the Zenith main gear with one by Grove?
Is it an improvement over the original with regard to gradual splaying?
bob wetzel
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I beleive the "secret" is using heat when forming the main landing gear
"spring". I used heat when I scratch built my 701, after 4 years and
some "not so nice" landings--- the gear looked the same as the day it
was made.
----- Original Message -----
From: bob wetzel
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:24 AM
Subject: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
Have any of you 701 owners replaced the Zenith main gear with
one by Grove?
Is it an improvement over the original with regard to gradual
splaying?
bob wetzel
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Fritz, Can you elaborate on the method you used when bending the gear
with heat? Temp sticks? What was your procedure?
Thanks, John
----- Original Message -----
From: fritz
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
I beleive the "secret" is using heat when forming the main landing
gear "spring". I used heat when I scratch built my 701, after 4 years
and some "not so nice" landings--- the gear looked the same as the day
it was made.
----- Original Message -----
From: bob wetzel
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:24 AM
Subject: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
Have any of you 701 owners replaced the Zenith main gear with
one by Grove?
Is it an improvement over the original with regard to gradual
splaying?
bob wetzel
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| Subject: | bending MLG spring with heat |
John and all,
I use the term "I" loosly--- I meaning, I did not buy my gear from
anyone, but rather had a local FAB shop ( owned by a friend) make my
gear spring from "Bar stock", as derermined by the plans. I know they
heated the aluminum-- they do have temp sticks but they also told me
that----"to determine the proper heat on the aluminum bar, they lay down
a layer of soot from a prooane torch, than heat the aluminum to the
point that the soot "disappears"-- at that point the bar is ready to
bend. The trick is keeping the bar at the proper temperture.---------
Last week they just bent the mlg spring for the 750 I am scratch
building-------- I don't know if they used a temp stick or the "soot
method" but it came out real nice.
I don't know if this is something the "novice" could or should
attemp-------maybe some of the other folks can at to this.
Fritz
----- Original Message -----
From: John Bolding
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
Fritz, Can you elaborate on the method you used when bending the gear
with heat? Temp sticks? What was your procedure?
Thanks, John
----- Original Message -----
From: fritz
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
I beleive the "secret" is using heat when forming the main landing
gear "spring". I used heat when I scratch built my 701, after 4 years
and some "not so nice" landings--- the gear looked the same as the day
it was made.
----- Original Message -----
From: bob wetzel
To: zenith701801-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:24 AM
Subject: Zenith701801-List: grove gear
Have any of you 701 owners replaced the Zenith main gear
with one by Grove?
Is it an improvement over the original with regard to
gradual splaying?
bob wetzel
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