I just opened the gear legs (still in the Vans bubble wrap) I received a few months back [from another builder who went with Groves], laid them out and notice a slight variation in the two. See images (shot with wide angle so a bit distorted on the side view):
Is this normal? Can/should I take them to a body shop to get them matched (bent)?
Thanks,
Sandy
Gear legs don't match
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Gear legs don't match
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I think I gotta fix....
Was talking to my friend Smokey Ray and mentioned there was also a bow in the leg and the light came on [] as I explained to him the deformity. I then went out to the garage/shop and laid a straight edge on the deformed leg and the bow is such that taking out the bow should just about fix the mis-alignment on each end. Should be easy enough to get tweaked with a friends [heavy duty] hydraulic press.
See images below:
See images below:
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Gear done, cabin next.
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Closing out this thread
Here is a follow up to this situation. Contacted Harmon Lange who agreed to tweak them. I sent them to him and he returned them back to normal.
So the legs are now on the plane and and it is dead-on level to a Nats hair.
Someone asked where I got second hand legs. These really aren't second hand as such (never been on a flying plane) but were on a man's project who decided to go with Groves. He pulled them off, put on the Groves and sold me the legs.
So the legs are now on the plane and and it is dead-on level to a Nats hair.
Someone asked where I got second hand legs. These really aren't second hand as such (never been on a flying plane) but were on a man's project who decided to go with Groves. He pulled them off, put on the Groves and sold me the legs.
Commercial, Instrument, A&P
Converted RV-8A to -8
Gear done, cabin next.
Converted RV-8A to -8
Gear done, cabin next.