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Date:  5-3-2018
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  4 - Nose gear installation

I re-installed the 3rd thrust bearing on top of the mount as I assume its for no-load swivel of the nose gear during flight. I put the yellow bushing on top and installed the retainer plate.

The two lower bushing mounting plates installed relatively easily by hand, the lower of the top two was a tight fit and I used a c-clamp to install it. I then reamed both assemblies with a 3/16" drill bit to clear out paint and any tolerance issues (and the bolts wouldn't fit if I didn't.)

The stack of washers required by the drawing to space the lower two bushing mounting plates is less than an optimal design for assembly. A bit of a pain to do, and a simple single spacer / standoff would have been better. The drawing shows 4 thick washers and 1 thin one, but this would have left a gap and I don't think that compressing the flange on the motor mount is a good idea. So I added another washer to take up the gap. I used a small screw driver inserted in the stack from below while I inserted the bolt from above.
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re-installed bushing, bearing & retainer

re-installed bushing, bearing & retainer

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squeezing in bushing mtg plate

squeezing in bushing mtg plate

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Not exactly what I would have done

Not exactly what I would have done

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