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> > Larry Flesner Said > > Some have made the top attach bracket using steel plate. The top bracket is > basically a flat plate with a plate welded at a 45 degree angle to mount the > gear leg. An additional one or two gussets welded to the side opposite the > gear leg. Dimension to fit the spar with 6 each 1/4" bolts, three top and > three bottom, centered on the spar caps. Wood washers or backing plates to > keep from crushing the spar. I don't recall the width of the plate but I'm > guessing in the 10 inch range. I suspect that some math could work out the > dimension knowing the height of the spar and a 45 degree angle. A photo of > the lower brackets at > > http://myplace.frontier.com/~flesner/21.jpg > > that I made to replace lower cast brackets that were later recalled. I used > a piece of 1/4" X 2" X 6" 4130 steel. I used a hacksaw to cut approx 3/4's > of the way through at the 3" location. I then bent at the cut to a 45 degree > angle. The cut was welded shut and dressed, a gusset added, and holes > drilled to mount the axle. Diehl later replaced the aluminum cast bracket > with a steel bracket very similar to mine, just a bit wider and rounded over > on the bottom end. > > I'm sure someone on the net can give more detailed info. > > Larry Flesner > > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
