Check page 11 of the Ercoupe Service Manual. It shows two methods of raising the Ercoupe nose when landing gear work is being performed. It does recommend attaching a hoisting sling to the engine mount to lift the wheels clear of the ground with a pad under the tail to keep it off the hard ground and the illustration shows how. Notice that it shows the mains off the ground also. I would not recommend using the engine lifting clips. What does that do to the engine to engine mount isolation rubbers. Every owner should have a service manual.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Hartmut Beil To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Techlist Ercoupe Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:14 AM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] lifting nose wheel "My question is one of how much stress is being placed on the airframe using this technique " Don. Your A&P is doing the better thing for your airframe. By attaching a hook to the engine, the plane is lifted at the closest spot to the engine mount, where the nose gear is attached to. This is much better than forcing the lifting forces throughout the airframe all the way to the tail. If you are concerned about the forces or strains to the engine mount think what is happening in flight; the propeller is pulling on that mount with at least 75 hp or even more. Lifting it at the designed spot for the engine is really not much compared to that stress. Hartmut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:53:11 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] lifting nose wheel Hello all! My 415C is in for annual and I dropped by to check it out. To my surprise the A&P was using a "cherry picker" with a chain attached to the engine to raise the nose wheel off the ground. (The brass bushing on the nose gear has worn and they are replacing it.) My question is one of how much stress is being placed on the airframe using this technique vs. the one shown where the nose is raised using weight on the rear? The A&P dismissed my concern so I thought I'd post it to the group. Thanks in advance. Also wanted to thank Ed B. for the annual checklist on his site. I gave it to the A&P and he was all excited, saying that it would save him lots of time. Time on the annual = outflow of money. Your efforts and those of the other 'Coupers to disseminate information are greatly appreciated. Don 08H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. Get your Hotmail® account. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1827 - Release Date: 12/3/2008 5:41 PM
