I went through this 6 yrs ago myself and could not believe how far off I was, I also used Dan's landing gear package. I'm not sure exactly how the instructions read but when it came time to mount the lower brackets for the axles the instructions left alot to be desired, luckily I could fill in the holes w/a welder and redrill..
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:11:08 -0500 larry flesner <fles...@midwest.net> writes: > measuring and re-measuring again only to find that the lower gear > brackets > do not share the same angle formed between the gear leg and the > axle. As a > matter of fact, it turns out that between the two, they're several > degrees > off (about 4 degrees). > >Mike Meyer > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Mike, > > It would sound as if one of your lower brackets is not right. If > that is the > case, I'm sure Dan will replace one or both. > > I would suggest that you level your KR side-to-side and measure the > angle of each gear leg to insure they match. Then remove your > lower > brackets and lay them on a flat surface to see if they match. That > should isolate the problem for you. I'm assuming here that your > problem as stated is camber, the vertical alignment of the wheel > and not castor, the toe-in, toe-out alignment. > > I made my own lower brackets for the Diehl gear to mount Cessna > axles before Dan shipped the "new" Diehl lower brackets made of > 4130 that replaced the early cast alum units. I used some Cessna > type tapered shims from a C-150 that I salvaged out to give me the > camber I wanted. These shims are availabe to adjust either castor > or > camber but are rather expensive to purchase (A.S&S) so you might > check out other options. > > Ford at one time used tapered shims to adjust the front end on > trucks > with solid axles. I've not seen them but was told they come in > 1/2 degree increments. That might be a good cheap option rather > than trying to make them. Check with a local Ford dealer parts > dept. > I think you problem should be easily fixed as you have two spots > available to shim, the lower mount to leg and the axle to lower > mount. > Take a deep breath, relax, and move on. :-) > > I can expand on how I made my brackets with basiclly a hack saw > welding done by a local welding shop if anyone is interested. > I will be off net until late tomorrow (Thurs) night. I'm making a > trip to fly a lady up state for a funeral and I'm spending the night > > with my brother-in-law and family. Weather is severe clear!! > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
