PainterJohn
Well Known Member
Hey Guys,
A -6 in many many many peices, no builders manual or builders logs, plans cobbed together from several other projects came to my shop a few months ago on several differnt trailers. We have completed numerous repairs all over it, painted and reassembled most of the aircraft. The last thing to do now is replace the left (pilot side) gear leg.
I think when the aircraft was built, the legs werent aligned very well. It also looks as though it had a few hard landings as well, I have nothing but intuition and items repaired by me to base that on.
Using lasers and old fashioned tape measures the left gear seems to be toes out 3-4 degrees more than the right side, with weight on it.
I have a new gear leg for it, but it can not be match drilled from the original gear due to the improper alignment at the time it was built.
I have a machine shop that can drill the hole properly, BUT
(HERE IS THE QUESTION FINALLY).....
How can I suspend this thing up and still be able to make my measurements with out weight on the legs? Since there would be no bolt in the left side, obviously it can not sit on the gear.
SECONDARY QUESTION(s):
Would the toe angle change drastically from "weight on" to "weight off" the gear? If not then problem solved..
AND Why are there no jack points on the wings of an RV?
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Painter John
Airborne Kustomz
Giddings Texas
A -6 in many many many peices, no builders manual or builders logs, plans cobbed together from several other projects came to my shop a few months ago on several differnt trailers. We have completed numerous repairs all over it, painted and reassembled most of the aircraft. The last thing to do now is replace the left (pilot side) gear leg.
I think when the aircraft was built, the legs werent aligned very well. It also looks as though it had a few hard landings as well, I have nothing but intuition and items repaired by me to base that on.
Using lasers and old fashioned tape measures the left gear seems to be toes out 3-4 degrees more than the right side, with weight on it.
I have a new gear leg for it, but it can not be match drilled from the original gear due to the improper alignment at the time it was built.
I have a machine shop that can drill the hole properly, BUT
(HERE IS THE QUESTION FINALLY).....
How can I suspend this thing up and still be able to make my measurements with out weight on the legs? Since there would be no bolt in the left side, obviously it can not sit on the gear.
SECONDARY QUESTION(s):
Would the toe angle change drastically from "weight on" to "weight off" the gear? If not then problem solved..
AND Why are there no jack points on the wings of an RV?
__________________
Painter John
Airborne Kustomz
Giddings Texas
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