Joe,
If you are talking about Portland, Oregon, I grew up there. I lived at
3423 S. E. Alder. Left for service in the Army when I was just 17 in
December of 1946.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
rsto...@hot.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Beyer" <fly...@spiretech.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:14 AM
Subject: KR> More landing gear stuff
> Hi Steve
>
> A 3/16 bolt would scare me too. Even if it is an AN bolt. In my case I use
> a
> peice of 3/4" chromoly steel tube so I can insert a tow bar into one end
> of
> the wheel fairing and move my plane around on the ground. I've located a
> good tapered bearing from McGuire Bearing Co. here in S.E. Portland that
> is
> well priced. I want a 3/4" ID and don't want to change anything on my
> nosewheel fork because it works. The specs are: Timken #LM11949 @ $6.49ea.
> (you need 2ea.) This is the bearing itself. The cup, or race, is # LM11910
> @$2.44 ea. and 1.781" OD. I can make it work on my nose wheel. Another
> smaller (sized on the outside) bearing that is available is #4A @ $15.76
> ea.
> (you need two) and the race for that is #6, @ $5.32 ea. I will go with the
> bigger ones. Do a google search, get the address, and they will ship them
> to
> you if that's what you want.
>
> -Joe
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:29:16 -0500
> From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: KR> Landing Gear (again)
> To: kr...@mylist.net
> Message-ID: <bay102-f35ea1fcd0c9fdc5e5957dec6...@phx.gbl>
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>
> Hi Joe
> Non-standard in this case means they don't have it. This is a bearing
> distrubitor that I've never been to that didn't have 3 to 5 grades,
> prices,
> of any size.
> I think the od was standard but the id was odd for the od. I didn't push
> it
> because I don't like the set-up. It has a 3/16 bolt running through the
> axle. It's a Dehli (sp) set-up and I take it that this works but I want
> more
> between my prop and the ground. I'm a ways from useing it but when the
> time
> comes think I will make another axle in a common size, 3/4, and put a 3/8
> bolt through it.
> To put cone bearings in means they would need a nut on each end to keep
> the
> pre-load right. Ball bearings should work fine if they are good ones.
> As I say I'm a ways off and still thinking of going back to a tailwheel
> but
> was wondering if other people were using this set-up,
>
>>that 3/16 bolt scares
> me.
>
> Steve Bray
> Jackson, Tennessee
>
>
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