Oh no, here we go................ Kevin1
--- In [email protected], BRIAN BARAGWANATH <baragwana...@...> wrote: > > There should not be eyeles or a cable on you nose gear. > > Brian Baragwanath > N3085H > Cranland-28M > > --- On Wed, 8/18/10, c.d.gu...@... <c.d.gu...@...> wrote: > > > From: c.d.gu...@... <c.d.gu...@...> > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] nose gear cable > To: "ercoupe-tech" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 12:18 PM > > > > > > > > #yiv2114504591 p {margin:0;} > > > > > Fellows, > Before my nose gear was rebuilt, the bolts attaching the scissors to the top > steering collar and the bottom fork, were not tight. This, of course, is > wrong, but it allowed the cable "eyelet", to which the cable is attached, to > rotate freely around the bolts. (the cable limits the nose gear to extend > completely). This free movement in turn, allowed the cable crimp area, to > stay clear of the scissors as they moved up and down. > > Now that the nose gear is rebuilt, and the bolts are tight as they should be > to pinch the steel bushing, the cable eyelet, which is also held on by the > same bolts (just like a washer), is not free and I see the cable loop is > beginning to get damaged. Let me be clear, the eyelet I'm speaking of is an > elongated piece of metal with two holes, one with the cable looped through > and the other end with the bolt going through. > > The damage I see is the small piece of metal inside the cable loop which is > part of the crimp. It is beginning to dislodge from its proper place in the > crimped cable end. Also the loop is no longer nice and flat, but is slightly > bent, probably from being somehow pinched as the scissors are moving up and > down. > > My question... is this the correct way to attach the cable? It seems to me > the eyelet should have a bend in it to keep the cable away from the action of > the scissors. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Darick >
