Hi Darick,
I presume this is in reference to serial no. 1462. Even if your bird
has been "upgraded" to the Electrol strut shown on p. 20, the following
would apply.
With reference to Ercoupe Service Memorandum No. 41, it should not be
necessary to remove the wheel support to disassemble the oleo. This is
plain in the description in the Ercoupe Service Manual.
You speak of a "fork...do you have the Forney fork and the 5" nose
wheel? Either way, after removing the nut off the bottom, you have to
heat the support to 200ºF by immersing it in boiling water or oil
(220º-300ºF), then tapping the top of the support with a soft nose
hammer because the fork is a heat-shrink fit on the inner cylinder
assembly.
The Ercoupe Parts Manual shows the components in exploded view also on
p. 18, Fig. 14.
Not everyone can comprehend mechanical drawings.
Regards,
WRB
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On Jul 2, 2010, at 16:52, [email protected] wrote:
Guys,
I'm trying to get the nose gear apart. All the nuts, bolts, etc. are
off from top to bottom and it's laying on the ground. I'm trying to
get to the seals on the inside. Does the fork have to come off?
That's the only thing I can see left to do. I took the nut off at
the bottom on the inside of the fork, thinking that holds the fork on,
but it doesn't move at all in relation to the steel tubing. Is this
just a very snug fit? I've looked at the drawings, but I'm still
having a difficult time understanding the assembly. Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Darick
