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grant.corriveau(at)TELUS.
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:03 am Post subject: Nose gear axle revisited

Hi gang,



Simple jobs are never as simple as you expect... the new 601HD axle  

uses an AN bolt that is slightly smaller than the hole I have in my  

gear forks (from the older model of nose wheel axle).  I'm certain  

that this is not acceptable.



I'm faced with reaming out the new axle assembly and using a larger  

bolt size... or ...



I seem to recall that someone proposed the idea of replacing the axle  

with a single, long, 5/8" AN bolt right through the forks, with a  

castle nut of course on the end.



This seems to be my easiest option at the moment, but I'm no mechanic  

and I want to know what are the reasons that this works/doesn't work  

as compared to using a specific 'axle' assembly?



Thanks for the insight.

Grant

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planejim(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: Nose gear axle revisited

Grant,



I was faced with the same problem on my 601HD. I made up bushings that fit 

the holes in the fork ( outside of the bushing ) and that the bolts would go 

through. If I remember correctly I made the lenghth of the bushing the same 

as the thickness of the fork. Mine have worked this way for 10 years. Maybe 

that would work for you too.



One big long bolt would work but would be expensive if you buy the bolt, and 

it would be heavier.



do not archive



Jim Hoak - 601HD - Rotax 912UL - 528 hrs



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jpollard(at)ciaccess.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: Nose gear axle revisited

At 03:02 PM 9/13/2006, you wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  I seem to recall that someone proposed the idea of replacing the axle

with a single, long, 5/8" AN bolt right through the forks, with a

castle nut of course on the end.


	




Thats what I did on mine. Every motorcycle I ever had, held the

wheels on with this method and this is the very same setup.



I took the bearings to our local bolt seller and checked

the fit on different bolts and ended up with a grade 8 bolt

fine threaded for the job. Not that I wanted a grade 8 bolt but i

happened to be the best fit on the bearings.I have not

drilled the hole for the cotter key (one of those jobs I am not

looking forward too). Fine thread makes it easier to line the key

up with the desired tension on the nut. You just need to tighten

it till the spacers between the bearing and fork will not rotate

by hand.



There really was not much point in getting an an bolt for this

application because if you did something bad enough to brake

a bolt this size, the rest of the plane would be confetti.

Jim Pollard

Merlin Ont

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