Hi this is Steve. I acually bolted those items in place with two #10
screws through the swing arm. It makes it easier to make the spacers
bigger than needed. To try them out and then take them off to machine down
to to the proper thickness and re- bolt in place.
Steve Hagar
hagargs@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: Kevin And Ann Klinefelter <kevann@verizon.net>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 9/17/2005 1:05:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel Upstop?
>
<kevann@verizon.net>
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> Somebody came up with a good up stop design that involves installing a
> couple of tufnol blocks to the swing arm so that they hit the shock
> absorber bottom plate in the up position.
>
> Was that Steve Hager?
>
> Anyway I insalled 3/4 inch blocks of tufnol by ruduxing them between the
> inside of the swing arm and the LG02A. Seems to make for a very solid up
> stop, though I'm not sure what would happen in a gear up landing.
>
> With the wheel off and the swing arm up weasure the space between the
> swing arm and the LG07. The blocks, one on each side of the LG02A need
> to be exactly the right hight to stop the swing arm where you want it,
> flush with the fuse bottom. Its pretty easy to make a couple blocks and
> test it out, see what you think.
>
> Kevin
>
> rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us wrote:
>
> >
> >Just got the gear lever gates installed.
> >
> >When positioned in the up gate the swingarm is even with the bottom of
> >fuse. If I push up on the swingarm, to simulate negative Gs, the caliper
> >mashes into the rudder cables and also hits a starbord rudder guide.
> >
> >These bad things happen if I push up bout 3/4"
> >
> >I am thinking to install a up stop on the port side of the tunnel just
> >forward of the airbrake horn, made of 1/4 tufnal and contacting the
> >swingarm just where the swingarm is closest to the tunnel. Position would
> >where tire needs to be raised about 1/4" to contact this stop.
> >
> >Comments?
> >
> >Thx.
> >Ron Parigoris
> >
> >
> >
> >
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