KR> tailwheel bearings
Folks It is possible to grease some sealed bearings by gently prising up the seal lip with a syringe needle and injecting grease underneath. John Martindale 29 Jane Circuit Toormina NSW 2452 Australia ph:61 2 6658 4767 m:0403 432179 email:john_martindale at bigpond.com web site: http://john-martindale-kr2.zxq.net
KR> landing gear...
Ooops!!! Sorry guys, just made a bg hash of this. It is 2.45meters and NOT 2 meters 45 mm. My sincere apologies. Cheers, Pierre >Mmmm, I'll have to answer in metric. Mine is 2 meters and 45 millimeters, outside to outside. Reason I know is I had to widen my trailer to accept the KR2S main gear. It's a bit wider than the Tailwind:-)
KR> KR 2S ride
Well, 180 pounds is within reach, but I might run into trouble with management if I drop in at your place. But thanks anyway! I still keep my fingers crossed, hoping the schedule will have a gap big enough for me to attend the gathering. Kolbj?rn Seth Den 29. aug. 2013 kl. 01:15 skrev Larry Flesner : > At 04:41 PM 8/28/2013, you wrote: >> Is there a friendly soul within a couple of hours drive from New York or San >> Fransisco willing to give me a ride in a Kr 2S? > > > If you weigh 180 pounds or less and can convince the crew to make a > precautionary landing at KMWA or KMVN, I'll lgive you a ride for free. :-) > They call this "fly-over country" but no reason you can't stop in for a > visit, especially at KR Gathering time. :-) > > Larry Flesner > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> tailwheel bearings
John Martindale wrote: > It is possible to grease some sealed bearings by gently prising up the > seal lip with a syringe needle and injecting grease underneath. I suppose somewhere there are sealed bearings somewhere that you could pry out, but not the ones we're talking about at http://www.n56ml.com/kgear.html . As you may recall, the "sealed" bearings are the "good" ones...they have greased bearings and an elastomeric seal to keep water out. Looking at http://www.n56ml.com/gear/10031311m.jpg (also enclosed), the one on the left is sealed, but the two on the right are only "shielded". Getting this steel shield off to replace the bearings is a real effort requiring a press, and when you're done, the shield will likely be deformed. Shielded is probably good enough for what we want, unless you run through a lot of water, IF the bearing was greased before the shields went on. The takeaway from the photo is that greased and sealed bearings will likely last the life of the tire and then some, whereas shielded (or sealed) bearings won't last long with no grease on the bearings, which is what some companies will sell you if you let them. See http://www.n56ml.com/gear/10031320m.jpg ... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tailwheels.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 62498 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://list.krnet.org/mailman/private/krnet_list.krnet.org/attachments/20130829/dcde9f1f/attachment.jpg>
KR> KR 2S ride
Is there a friendly soul within a couple of hours drive from New York or San Fransisco willing to give me a ride in a Kr 2S? I have an unfinished 2S myself and I need a little motivation to finish it. I am an airline pilot and fly to these places now and then. Actually I am in NY from aug 29 to 2 sept. I will off course cover all costs. Regards Kolbj?rn Seth
