Joe: Thanks Joe. I was worried about "Shimmy" maybe will wait until I get the engine be fore I cut anything from the tube and just leave it set nose high and just attach the nose wheel Assy temporarily to Facilitate in moving the craft about on its wheels.
How did you set-up your brake petals for differential braking to facilitate steering? Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Joseph H. Horton" wrote: > That all sounds reasonable to set up for drilling. I did it with a level > making the strut plumb. The one thing that Dan told me recently is that > the vertical leg that the nose heel attaches to must trail by 5 deg. or > you well surely have nose wheel shimmy. I also left the strut a little > long on purpose when cutting it to give just a little extra for prop > clearance. I think that I picked up an extra inch that way and it is not > noticeable sitting on the ground. > Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. > joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com > > On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:43:54 -0500 "D. F. Lively" <riksh...@interl.net> > writes: > > Hi Netters: > > > > I looked in the archives and would like some direction on Nose gear > > > > alignment. > > > > > > I have installed the Nose-Gear ass'y and GP 5 pt mount on my KR but > > now > > wish to locate the holes in the front strut accurately. > > > > I was going to level the craft "left to right" using a self-leveling > > > > "Laser Level" and then turn the nose strut in its reciever until it > > is > > perpendicular to the vertical "Lazer Cross-hair" so I can mark > > where > > it must be drilled for attachment into its receptical. --Does this > > seem > > like a good proceedure? > > > > After that is done the instructions say something about cutting off > > the > > nose-gear strut so the the nose gear will allow the plane to sit > > level.. My question is methodology so as not to make a mistake > > here > > and also drilling the Mtg Bolt in the correct place to avoid the > > potential for "Shimmy"? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Don Lively > > Burlington IA 52601 > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. > joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
