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Weston.
The right approach to get the tail back up would be
to use a shorter Taxi spring in your nose gear.
Univair is selling 2 sizes, a normal one and one
which was originally made for the 6.00 x 6 Nose wheel.( bigger wheel = higher
nose --> compensate with shorter Taxi spring)
As I understand it right, there is no such shorter
taxi spring for the double fork nose gear available. So if you want to do it the
legal way, you'll have to get the spacers for the MLG. They are 1/8th of an inch
thick and go above your rubber assembly, sliding over the piston. Simple said,
these spacer rings don't allow the piston to go all the way back in to the
assembly, thus holding the plane in a higher position.
Skyport is selling the set plus STC, I believe, for
a few bucks.
Downside of the spacers is a less dampening action
on the MLG. But no one seems to complain about that.
Hartmut
N3330H
----- Original Message -----From: magicwesSent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 6:46 PMSubject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Nose Gear----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----I need alittle help on the change-over to the dual fork. I put the new dual fork on my 46 Coupe S/N 2210, and need to know what is the best route to go with the MLG. The tail height is now 70" and I have to raise it 5" more. The MLG has the new rubber shock pads, and I also have the Belleville Springs that I had taken off about two years ago. (my A&P didn't know what they were all abouit, and said I should replace them with the rubber shock pads.) I don't land on rough fields, so the rubber is ok with me. Can I just install one or two Belleville springs to raise the tail to 75", or should I use a washer for the spacer? Also how thick of a spacer do I need to raise the tail 5 "?Please let me know.Weston Webb in IdahoN99587============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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