Wayne, Thanks, do you remember how thick a new one is? If it is less then .020 then I will need two. I wonder if instead of taking the strut apart I can just lower the sleeve from the collar, cut a split in the the washer and pop it in?
Kevin --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 1/19/2008 10:47:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Looking > at the parts book it looks like this shim is part number 34051. Does > this sound correct? Does anyone know how thick this is. It is called > Washer - laminated - steering sleeve spacer. > > Kevin, > > You are on the right track. The washer that you referred to is meant to take > up clearance in the nose gear steering collar on the nose gear strut. It is > a metal washer that is made of very thin layers of metal that can be peeled > off, one or more at a time, to get the thickness that you need. When I built up > my nose gear strut I ordered two of the washers from Skyport, and used what I > needed to get the clearance desired. I don't remember what that clearance is > supposed to be, but I think that John at Skyport knows. If I recall, the > correct clearance results in a barely perceptible amount of vertical motion in > the steering collar. I think it's something like 2 or 5 thousandths of an inch. > > Slop here does cause sloppy steering and possible nose gear shimmy because > the collar is able to move up and down instead of transmitting movement directly > fore and aft as required. > > A photo of the shim with a layer peeled up is attached. > > Good luck getting that wandering Coupe back on the centerline! > > > Best Regards, > > Wayne DelRossi > Alon N5618F > Hours logged since restoration: 352.2 > > "Nobody has ever scientifically proven that life is supposed to be serious." > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise? NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 >
