Richard If you are having an Electrol Gear, you will find the bushings held into place by 2 pins. These pins come from the inside of the bushing and are held in place by the inner strut.
If you are having a steel gear, the bushing should be secured by 2 fillister screws that are safety wired as described in Service memorandum 41, figure 3 , sketch D. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard McClure To: Richard Green Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Nose Gear Richard, My 415-C does not have any fasteners holding the bushing. It looks to be just a press fit. And I have seen it slip. Anyone else had a coupe that does NOT have the fasteners into the busing?. If so, how do you keep the bushing in place? Richard McClure N94004 ----- Original Message ---- From: Richard Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:33:38 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Nose Gear Thanks again to everyone that helped me out with the nose gear bottom bushing failure analysis. Whoever assembled the nose gear last, or serviced it, did not align the fasteners properly and the bushing slid out down the strut my last landing last weekend. Sounds like no one has had a similar experience before. If you do the vibration and shimmy will certainly get your attention. Maybe something to look for in pre-purchase inspections. The bushing has been reassembled and works fine again. Rich Green N3881H 415CD
