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Hi, Leslie. The steering rod comes to the nose gear from the control system. At the point where the fore-aft rod connects with the nose-gear-steering fitting, the attachment can be made by either a bolt (the newer way) or by a ball which fits into the fore-aft rod's socket. The earlier Coupes had the ball. Your Alon should have the bolt. The trouble with the ball is that the narrow metal extrusion, between the ball and the point it attaches to the nose gear, is so thin it shears off when bumped. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: N161LH 3B9 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] The old ball-style steering rod connection Hi Ed, A quick note from the mechanically challenged...does this apply to the steel spring gear as well? Where is this little bugger, exactly? Leslie Holbrook Alon A2 N161LH (Flying Colors #1) Chester, CT 3B9 >From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Coupe-List" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] The old ball-style steering rod connection >Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:50:06 -0600 > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > >Hartmut, > >You make a good point about the cost and risk. I'll withdraw my strident >comments while still urging people to seriously look into making that >change. > >Ed Burkhead >http://edburkhead.com/ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Hartmut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 2:46 PM >Cc: Coupe-List >Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] The old ball-style steering rod connection > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >Ed. >For some of us is the conversion to the later style steering not as easy as >one might think. >Some steering push rods need a complete replacement. >That adds $121.44 ercoupe push rod (16.5625'') to the $81.55 sk-57 >ercoupe steering kit >Plus paperwork and hours one might end up paying an extra $400 for the >conversion. > >One might say , It's worth the safety, but then from what I heard about the >incidents where people lost >control, it seems manageable. > >Things break, but having you saying 'NO Coupes MOVING with the old >ball-style connector!' because of >that is not justified in my eyes. > >Only because one person has made an update to his plane which he things is >a >essential improvement, >does it not make one. > >Thinking that way I could demand that all Ercoupes should FLY only with >split elevators. > >Hartmut > > > > >Ed Burkhead wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Egads!!!!! When I got my Coupe 24 years ago, it was OLD news that ALL > > steering balls NEED TO BE REPLACED!!!! > > > > Unless y'all KNOW you have the bolt connection, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND you > > check your plane on the NEXT trip to the airport. > > > > There should be NO Coupes MOVING with the old ball-style connector! > > > > Ed Burkhead > > http://edburkhead.com/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sydney Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:14 PM > > To: Marty Duke > > Cc: 'Percy Wood'; 'Paul M. Anton'; 'Walt Uebele'; 'Ron Burke'; 'Ken > > Spruell'; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] NORTHWEST COUPERS! > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > I once observed a Coupe landing at our local airport and it immediatly > > darted out onto the grass after the nosewheel touched down. The pilot > > stopped in a fairly short distance and didn't hit anything in the > > process. We all rushed out to see what was wrong, and found that the > > little steering ball had snapped off right in the top of the threaded > > area. He replaced the ball with the Heim bearing right after that, and > > so did I. This is SK-57, for about $75.00, and is well worth it. > > > > Syd Cohen > > > > Marty Duke wrote: > > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following >any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > >Hi All, > > >Well Mary and I were all revved up and ready to fly down to meet you >all > > >when disaster struck. As we were taxing out of our tiedown area I > > >noticed that we could only make right turns. It turned out that that > > >was the way the wheel was pointed when the little ball that hooks up >the > > >to the steering rod snapped off. Oh well, better at my homeport than > > >down at Hoquiam. My question is, how much control do you have if the > > >was to happen while landing? We hope to meet the rest of the Oregon, > > >Washington Ercoupe Troop at the next get together. > > >Take care, > > >Marty Duke > > >N10743 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >========================================================================= == > > === > > >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >========================================================================= == = > > == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > >========================================================================= == = >== > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > >========================================================================= == = >== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > >========================================================================= == === >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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