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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  5-23-2014
Number of Hours:  2.50
Manual Reference:  6-G-1 & 2
Brief Description:  Nose Gear Progress

Made a lot of progress on the nose gear today. Here's what was accomplished:

- Lower bearing mount was updrilled for bolts (all 11 holes).
- Lower bearing mount was cleaned up and painted with Cortec.
- Bottom bearing attachment holes were drilled and tapped for AN4-sized bolts.
- Bottom bearing was assembled to the lower bearing mount (test fit).
- Tire inner tube was checked and inserted into tire (thank you baby powder!).
- Nose tire was mounted on nosewheel assembly and inflated.
- Nosegear fork and doubler were deburred, filed, sanded, and painted with Cortec.
- Entire nosegear was assembled to test for fit.
- Nose gear strut was removed from fork and sanded clean to shiny steel.
- Nosegear strut was painted with undercoating.

A productive day.
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Bottom bearing (black Nyloil) attached to lower bearing mount.  Used a tap to thread holes in bearing.

Bottom bearing (black Nyloil) attached to lower bearing mount. Used a tap to thread holes in bearing.

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Nose gear fully (test) assembled.  Baby powder had a key role in inserting the tube!

Nose gear fully (test) assembled. Baby powder had a key role in inserting the tube!

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Nose gear strut hangs to dry after sanding and undercoating.

Nose gear strut hangs to dry after sanding and undercoating.

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