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emrath(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Has anyone found that shortening the leg in anyway reduces the prop ground

clearance? I also find that the Langair web  site now states to include a

check for $100 and they will refund or bill for any difference.

 

Marty in Brentwood TN

Time: 06:55:38 PM PST US

From: Ralph Hoover <hooverra(at)verizon.net>

Subject: Price for nose gear leg?

Charlie,

Here is the story on the gear leg mod from Harmon Lang. This is to go from a

-2 to a -3, if you have the -1 I believe you need the new leg, I was unable

to find the price on "the list" either. You probably need to call Van's. 



/"The procedure to send the nose gear for modifying.

Pack it up in a box or tube and send it to Langair Machining 33094 Church

Rd. Warren Or. 97053. A drawing for a box is on the web site. A tube from a

carpet core also works. Include $75.00 for the work and enough to ship it

back.  Cash or check. We don't take credit cards. Include a return label. We

will remove it from the container, cut the 1 in off, rethread and put it

back in the same container. The rethreading is done with a carbide thread

milling tool running in a CNC mill. If you have the mill you can do this

yourself. Cutter cost and set up will only cost about $300.00 or so. Expect

the time in our shop to be about 4 days. Until we know how many there will

be, we have to set one day aside to do the batch that comes in for the week.

Please help by making the repackaging go as easily as possible. NO

CONFUSION. Harmon"/



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bobbyhester(at)newwavecom
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Not for sure here, but I think the prop/ground clearance stays the same. 

The redesigned nose fork is where the difference is, it allows the leg 

to be shorter, therefore allowing more clearance between the nut and the 

ground. Just placed my order a few minutes ago 



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Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY

Visit my RV7A web site: http://www.geocities.com/hester-hoptown/RVSite/



Emrath wrote:

[quote] 



 Has anyone found that shortening the leg in anyway reduces the prop ground

 clearance? I also find that the Langair web  site now states to include a

 check for $100 and they will refund or bill for any difference.

  

 Marty in Brentwood TN

 Time: 06:55:38 PM PST US

 From: Ralph Hoover <hooverra(at)verizon.net>

 Subject: Price for nose gear leg?

 Charlie,

 Here is the story on the gear leg mod from Harmon Lang. This is to go from a

 -2 to a -3, if you have the -1 I believe you need the new leg, I was unable

 to find the price on "the list" either. You probably need to call Van's. 



 /"The procedure to send the nose gear for modifying.

 Pack it up in a box or tube and send it to Langair Machining 33094 Church

 Rd. Warren Or. 97053. A drawing for a box is on the web site. A tube from a

 carpet core also works. Include $75.00 for the work and enough to ship it

 back.  Cash or check. We don't take credit cards. Include a return label. We

 will remove it from the container, cut the 1 in off, rethread and put it

 back in the same container. The rethreading is done with a carbide thread

 milling tool running in a CNC mill. If you have the mill you can do this

 yourself. Cutter cost and set up will only cost about $300.00 or so. Expect

 the time in our shop to be about 4 days. Until we know how many there will

 be, we have to set one day aside to do the batch that comes in for the week.

 Please help by making the repackaging go as easily as possible. NO

 CONFUSION. Harmon"/



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lifeofreiley2003(at)yahoo
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

With the new fork there is a 'rake' adjustment.

Shortening the leg does nothing but raise the threads

as the thickness of the fork yoke is narrower. How

much difference in 'rake' (angle on the fork) to my

knowledge has not been published.



Darrell



--- Bobby Hester <bobbyhester(at)newwavecomm.net> wrote:



[quote] 

 <bobbyhester(at)newwavecomm.net>

 

 Not for sure here, but I think the prop/ground

 clearance stays the same. 

 The redesigned nose fork is where the difference is,

 it allows the leg 

 to be shorter, therefore allowing more clearance

 between the nut and the 

 ground. Just placed my order a few minutes ago 

 

 ----

 Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY

 Visit my RV7A web site:

 http://www.geocities.com/hester-hoptown/RVSite/

 

 

 

 Emrath wrote:

 > 

 <emrath(at)comcast.net>

 >

 > Has anyone found that shortening the leg in anyway

 reduces the prop ground

 > clearance? I also find that the Langair web  site

 now states to include a

 > check for $100 and they will refund or bill for

 any difference.

 >  

 > Marty in Brentwood TN

 >

 >

 > Time: 06:55:38 PM PST US

 > From: Ralph Hoover <hooverra(at)verizon.net>

 > Subject: Price for nose gear leg?

 >

 >

 > Charlie,

 > Here is the story on the gear leg mod from Harmon

 Lang. This is to go from a

 > -2 to a -3, if you have the -1 I believe you need

 the new leg, I was unable

 > to find the price on "the list" either. You

 probably need to call Van's. 

 >

 > /"The procedure to send the nose gear for

 modifying.

 > Pack it up in a box or tube and send it to Langair

 Machining 33094 Church

 > Rd. Warren Or. 97053. A drawing for a box is on

 the web site. A tube from a

 > carpet core also works. Include $75.00 for the

 work and enough to ship it

 > back.  Cash or check. We don't take credit cards.

 Include a return label. We

 > will remove it from the container, cut the 1 in

 off, rethread and put it

 > back in the same container. The rethreading is

 done with a carbide thread

 > milling tool running in a CNC mill. If you have

 the mill you can do this

 > yourself. Cutter cost and set up will only cost

 about $300.00 or so. Expect

 > the time in our shop to be about 4 days. Until we

 know how many there will

 > be, we have to set one day aside to do the batch

 that comes in for the week.

 > Please help by making the repackaging go as easily

 as possible. NO

 > CONFUSION. Harmon"/

 >

 > --

Bill Schlatterer

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 195

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

It is shortened from the bottom which increases ground clearance for the

fork but has no impact on prop clearance.  Attached pix might help.  Not

sure whose it is but it shows the difference well.



Also the $100 from Lang is really $75 for machining and $25 for freight back

and he sends you a check for the diff.  I think mine was about $8 back.  He

did a perfect job and I had it back in two weeks.  A bargain! Building the

box was the hard part.



Bill S

7a Ark 



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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

The hole for the axle and the forward hole for holding the nose wheel

fairing are in the same place.  The top of the fork is in the same place.



The bottom angle has changed but is not a factor.



Ron Lee



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lifeofreiley2003(at)yahoo
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Ditto what Bill said. The rake diffrence is in the

fork due to the shortening of the leg at the threads.

No clearance difference at all to my knowledge.



Darrell

--- Bill Schlatterer <billschlatterer(at)sbcglobal.net>

wrote:



[quote] It is shortened from the bottom which increases

 ground clearance for the

 fork but has no impact on prop clearance.  Attached

 pix might help.  Not

 sure whose it is but it shows the difference well.

 

 Also the $100 from Lang is really $75 for machining

 and $25 for freight back

 and he sends you a check for the diff.  I think mine

 was about $8 back.  He

 did a perfect job and I had it back in two weeks.  A

 bargain! Building the

 box was the hard part.

 

 Bill S

 7a Ark 

 

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bmeyette(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

So, to make this change, does one just have to swap out the fork, or does

the nose gear leg have to come out, too?   I think it'd be near impossible

to get my nose gear leg out now.

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bobbyhester(at)newwavecom
Guest

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Did you even read the SB?

http://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/sb07-11-9.pdf



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Surfing the web from Hopkinsville, KY

Visit my RV7A web site: http://www.geocities.com/hester-hoptown/RVSite/



Brian Meyette wrote:

[quote] 



 So, to make this change, does one just have to swap out the fork, or does

 the nose gear leg have to come out, too?   I think it'd be near impossible

 to get my nose gear leg out now.

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bmeyette(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

No, I wasn't aware of any of it until yesterday.  Thanks for the link.

brian



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bobbyhester(at)newwavecom
Guest

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Ok, sorry about sounding so harsh. We've been talking about this for about a week on the list.

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Visit my RV7A web site: http://www.geocities.com/hester-hoptown/RVSite/

	
 

 

 Brian Meyette wrote: [quote]   [quote]--> RV-List message posted by: "Brian Meyette" <bmeyette(at)gmail.com> (bmeyette(at)gmail.com)  No, I wasn't aware of any of it until yesterday.  Thanks for the link. brian  --

rmkeith(at)gwi.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Has anybody looked into this? Why do you need to shorten the leg? If the  reason for the modification is to get 1" additional ground clearance and the new  fork provides the proper geometry then why not add a 1" spacer on top of the new  fork. No cutting of the existing gear leg and as an added benefit you will have  an additional inch of prop clearance. I have a friend that has a new fork  assembly on order and I will have an opportunity to check out this theory myself  when we install / remove the fork assembly. 

Russ Keith 

RV9A Slow Build

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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Won't work.

  

 Ron Lee

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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Leg

Ok, it may work but you will have to drill a hole  for the piece that limits the wheel travel.

  

 Ron Lee

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