CAVU Mark
Well Known Member
A few weeks ago my left tire went flat on rollout. I bought new tires and tubes which I installed today. My gear has been shaky and I thought the new rubber may help. I previously reviewed the wheel/axel alignment and it looked ok.
Today after the tires were installed I started to check things and found I could move the left gear by hand back and forth a few degrees. I looked up and saw the gear/engine mount bolt moving. I removed the bolt and found this. (yes, JB Weld was involved)
https://flic.kr/p/232LTNM
Of course everyone at the EAA chapter had a suggestion but wanted to ask if anyone else has seen this and could suggest a solution without too much trouble involved. One suggest is to make a couple of saddle washers and weld them to the engine mount after alignment. I will also contact Van's after the first.
I decided to post this here first but realize it is a gear problem that could affect a number of models.
Today after the tires were installed I started to check things and found I could move the left gear by hand back and forth a few degrees. I looked up and saw the gear/engine mount bolt moving. I removed the bolt and found this. (yes, JB Weld was involved)
https://flic.kr/p/232LTNM
Of course everyone at the EAA chapter had a suggestion but wanted to ask if anyone else has seen this and could suggest a solution without too much trouble involved. One suggest is to make a couple of saddle washers and weld them to the engine mount after alignment. I will also contact Van's after the first.
I decided to post this here first but realize it is a gear problem that could affect a number of models.