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Fwd: RE: Europa-List: mod 59

Subject: Fwd: RE: Europa-List: mod 59
From: Herve <hervechaussures@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:21:41

>Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:10 +0100
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>From: Herve <hervechaussures@tiscali.co.uk>
>Subject: Fwd: RE: Europa-List: mod 59
>
>
>>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>>From: Herve <hervechaussures@tiscali.co.uk>
>>Subject: Fwd: RE: Europa-List: mod 59
>>
>>Hi Craig
>>Thank you very much for your advise.Will have a go this week 
>>end.You wouldn't be close to leicester?
>>Regards
>>Herve
>>
>>From: Herve <hervechaussures@tiscali.co.uk>
>>>Subject: Fwd: RE: Europa-List: mod 59
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "craig bastin" <craigb@onthenet.com.au>
>>>>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>>>>Subject: RE: Europa-List: mod 59
>>>>Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:09:56 +1000
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>>>>
>>>>Yes i have done it. It is quite simple
>>>>undo the nut from the top of the shaft that holds the nose wheel fork
>>>>remove the fork and all the washers, spacers etc, THE PIN,  and in the kit
>>>>you will find the small steel ring about 1.5mm thick that will slide
>>>>onto the shaft of the nose wheel fork, slide the whole thing
>>>>back into gear leg without anything else on there, just the small ring from
>>>>the kit
>>>>then put the big ring from the kit on top of the gear leg and a couple of
>>>>washers on top of the ring
>>>>then a half inch nut, there SHOULD be a gap under the washers. tighten up
>>>>the nut until the
>>>>flat plates on the top of the nose wheel and the bottom of the gear leg
>>>>touch. This should have the
>>>>small steel ring inside the bottom of the gear leg. Then remove the nut and
>>>>washers, remove the
>>>>nose wheel and the two steel rings (which you no longer need), At 
>>>>this point
>>>>the inner sleve
>>>>may be sticking up out the top of the gear leg, if so, cut/file it off till
>>>>it's nice and flush.
>>>>put the whole thing back together but this time put the rubber 
>>>>o-ring on top
>>>>of the shimmy plate, so
>>>>when you slide the nose wheel back into the leg it will be inside 
>>>>the bottom
>>>>of the gear leg (where the small steel ring was)
>>>>then put the washers (new bigger ones from the kit) plus 4 of the old ones
>>>>on the top with your Castelated Nut (the one with the slots cut in it)
>>>>on and re-set the tension as per the manual
>>>>
>>>>Just so you know, My gear leg already had space for the o-ring in the
>>>>bottom, so maybe you can just fit the o-ring.
>>>>
>>>>hope this helps you, sorry i dont have any pictures, I did it as 
>>>>part of the
>>>>build and it took about 30 seconds
>>>>
>>>>regards
>>>>
>>>>craig
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
>>>>[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Herve
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, 2 July 2008 6:32 PM
>>>>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>>>>Subject: Europa-List: mod 59
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hello
>>>>I am trying to do mod 59 (nose wheel shimmy damper) and I am a little
>>>>confuse as to what is what and goes where.Has anyone got some
>>>>pictures to explain?
>>>>G.CHET europa xs turbo
>>>>Herve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Checked by AVG.
>>>>7:23 PM
>>>>
>>>>Checked by AVG.
>>>>7:23 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Checked by AVG.
>>>>7/1/2008 7:23 PM



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