tshank(at)core.com
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 Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: Steering rod seal Trying again with attachments |
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Jay,
I used a method without boots. I explained it before but here are a couple of picture. The important thing to remember is the rods don't have to be sealed until you are flying, if it leaks air while you are on the ground it doesn't make much difference. As you can see they are just two little doors that close when the weight is taken off the front wheel. To eliminate the noise of the threaded rod I found a piece of thin wall aluminum tubing in may stash of junk and slid them over the rods held in place with a couple of nuts.
Tim Shankland
Jaybannist(at)cs.com (Jaybannist(at)cs.com) wrote:
| Quote: | I am at the point of sealing the slots in the firewall (gravanized steel) for the steering rods, against air leakage and fire. I'm sure someone has solved this. There has been a lot of chatter about Honda boots, but that doesn't appeal to me.
I am also concerned about the effect of the threads on any seal. Has anyone ground down the threads to make the rods smooth in the vicinity of the slots?
By the way, the dimensions shown on the drawings for the slots are wrong. The rods are thicker than the width shown for the slots and the slots are much taller than required for the travel of the nose gear strut.
Jay in Dallas, working on XL fuselage N2620J |
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