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TODD'S WEB SITE
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Date: 3-23-2012
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Number of Hours: 1.00
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Manual Reference: Sec 46 - Lndg Gear
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Brief Description: Engine mount and landing gear
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Surprisingly enough, installing the engine mount and landing gear was pretty straight forward. The engine mount was match drilled to the support brackets per the pans and was a non-event. I drilled the first hole and bolted on the mount. I then propped the mount up to align the second hole, got that drilled and bolted up and then did the same for the remaining 4 bolt holes--easy peasey. The only issue I had was I was missing 1 castle nut that I had to order. The main gear was just about as easy. First I had to raise the fuse as the cradle it was sitting on was about 2 inches too low. With my Wife’s help we managed to raise the fuse onto a workbench high enough to install the gear legs. I ran a scotch-brite pad over the non-powered coated portion of the gear legs and on the inside of the landing gear weldment. Then one at a time I inserted the gear legs, aligned the mounting bolt holes, and propped the gear leg in-place. Then I reamed the bolt holes per the plans. After deburring, I greased the weldment with Mobil SHC100, reinserted the gear legs and bolted them in-place. I had previously built-up the tires and wheels which was uneventful for the main wheels. I packed the bearings with Mobil SHC100, got the tubes inserted into the tires (I used cornstarch as a lube-it’s all we had in the house), bolted everything together, and filled the tires with air. The nose gear was a little more challenging. First of all, I replaced the stock MATCO 501.25 wheel with a MATCO 511.25 (this eliminates a valve stem clearance issue when using a standard 5.00X5 tube) and their axel and spacer combo. The main gear wheels are Cleveland’s which use conventional bearings like you’d find on a boat trailer. The MATCO bearings have an integral rubber seal on one side so I wasn’t sure how to pack them. So I called MATCO and they said just do it he normal way (I use the grease in palm method), and it turned out fine. I turned my attention to the nose fork and promptly cross threaded one of the allen head screws that get inse
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Engine mount bolted on
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Installing the brake and wheel pant brakets
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Wheel install
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