Hi! Richard.
I can't help with particulars but I believe Nigel Charles developed a mod
for this problem his e-mail address is :- nwcmc@tiscali.co.uk
But Ian Rickard Current Club Mod Rep may also help if Nigel is on long
haul.( g-iani@ntlworld.com)
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG (Trike) !
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Lamprey
Sent: 08 September 2009 10:37
Subject: Europa-List: Wear in outrigger pivot
Maybe others have the same issues with the outrigger mechanism on the Europa
monowheel.
For retraction, the outrigger OR1 pivots around a AN4-21 bolt, which pivots
within FL9 bushes in the two W21 plates. Thus, the entire pivot mechanism
is on two small bushes, the FL9s. Imagine the bashing these things get,
especially on rough runways, and also the sideways dragging/pressure against
them when you have to spin the Europa around to backtrack a runway. I am
finding that I have to replace the FL9s every 300 landings or so, with the
rough runways (murram, stones, coral) we have here. Is is not possible to
beef everything up by reduxing a big AN970-4 washer onto the outer faces of
the W21 plates, the AN4-21 goes through that as well as the FL9s, so that
the poor FL9s dont take all that wear?
Does anyone have any ideas on that, or any other way to impart extra
strength around the pivot holes in the W21 plates?
best to all
Richard
Europa Classic 5Y-LRY, Kenya.
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