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klondike(at)megalink.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:24 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

try a "8"(?) hinge handle with a 3" extension with a little "duct tape" and 

you a have a great bungee cord installer----- stick the 3" extension into 

the tube which goes through the nose strut.

Fritz

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psm(at)att.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

Hi Fritz,



I'm afraid I am having a hard time visualizing your tool for the 

bungee.  It sounds like the 2 foot long piece of PVC pipe, sharpened at 

one end, that I used to do the original installation.  Alas, my simple 

tool won't work with the engine installed.



Do you have a picture of your tool?



Paul



On 9/21/2011 1:21 PM, fritz wrote:

[quote] 



 try a "8"(?) hinge handle with a 3" extension with a little "duct 

 tape" and you a have a great bungee cord installer----- stick the 3" 

 extension into the tube which goes through the nose strut.

 Fritz

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klondike(at)megalink.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:27 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

I'll try to explain what I used to install my nose gear bungee.



It is just a combination of 2 Craftsman tools which most folks would have in 

their toolbox.   Mine happen to be Craftsman brand tools.  I just measured 

my tools.



1) a 10" X 3/8" drive, breaker bar---- this might be the wrong name--- a 

handle with a hinged end that a socket will fit on.  Used to loosen a very 

tight nut before you can use a ratchet.



2) a 3" X 3/8" drive, extension, used to lengthen the reach between the 

socket and ratchet,  in this case the "breaker bar".



3)  duct tape the extension to the breaker bar because when you go to put 

the bungee on, the force tries to separate the extension form the breaker 

bar.



 The bungee is looped behind the "hook" on the top aft of pin through nose 

strut,brought down around the pin which is secured to the fire wall and 

brought up as close as possible to the front of the pin which goes through 

the nose strut.



(this we all know--- just trying to explain how I did it without an 

expensive Bungee tool.)



At this time, slide the 3" extension into the forward side of the bungee 

support pin which goes through the nose strut, have the breaker bar handle 

inside the bungee cord.  The handle will be at about the 5 o'clock position, 

as you rotate the handle up, the bungee cord will slide down the handle and 

on to the pin.



The duct tape also helps cushion the area where the bungee cord contacts the 

nose strut pin---- There is a lot of pressure on the bungee cord at this 

time.



I hope this helps,  it worked great for me.    Maybe some else can explain 

it better than I did.

Fritz

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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

Installing the nose gear bungee with a pry bar is OK, if the engine is not installed.  With an engine in place, using a pry bar is impossible.  I bought the recommended installation tool from Kobush Welding.  Even with that tool, removing and re-installing a bungee would be hard, but not impossible.

 

 Jay

    

  

     

  

       

  

    

       

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psm(at)att.net
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:10 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

Hi Fritz,



I think I get it.  Sort of, anyway.



It sounds a lot like my sharpened piece of PVC pipe.  In that case (with 

no engine in the way) you put the sharp point on top of the steel tube 

(the pin on the gear column) after going through the bungee cord.  Then 

when you lift the other end of the pipe the cord slips onto the pin.



You can reverse the process by placing the sharp point on the bottom of 

the pin and twisting it to get the plastic pipe under the bungee cord.  

Then when you push the other end of the pipe down it lifts the bungee 

cord and slips it off the pin and down the pipe.



I think I followed your tool using the breaker bar and extension to 

install the bungee, but I don't see how this approach can remove the 

bungee from the pin.



Perhaps some hybrid of the sharpened pipe and the extension/breaker bar?



Paul



On 9/21/2011 3:24 PM, fritz wrote:

[quote] 



 I'll try to explain what I used to install my nose gear bungee.



 It is just a combination of 2 Craftsman tools which most folks would 

 have in their toolbox.   Mine happen to be Craftsman brand tools.  I 

 just measured my tools.



 1) a 10" X 3/8" drive, breaker bar---- this might be the wrong name--- 

 a handle with a hinged end that a socket will fit on.  Used to loosen 

 a very tight nut before you can use a ratchet.



 2) a 3" X 3/8" drive, extension, used to lengthen the reach between 

 the socket and ratchet,  in this case the "breaker bar".



 3)  duct tape the extension to the breaker bar because when you go to 

 put the bungee on, the force tries to separate the extension form the 

 breaker bar.



 The bungee is looped behind the "hook" on the top aft of pin through 

 nose strut,brought down around the pin which is secured to the fire 

 wall and brought up as close as possible to the front of the pin which 

 goes through the nose strut.



 (this we all know--- just trying to explain how I did it without an 

 expensive Bungee tool.)



 At this time, slide the 3" extension into the forward side of the 

 bungee support pin which goes through the nose strut, have the breaker 

 bar handle inside the bungee cord.  The handle will be at about the 5 

 o'clock position, as you rotate the handle up, the bungee cord will 

 slide down the handle and on to the pin.



 The duct tape also helps cushion the area where the bungee cord 

 contacts the nose strut pin---- There is a lot of pressure on the 

 bungee cord at this time.



 I hope this helps,  it worked great for me.    Maybe some else can 

 explain it better than I did.

 Fritz

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davcoberly(at)wmconnect.c
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:10 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

Jay,

  I did it with that tool and your right it wasn't exactly fun but can 

be done. With the Corvair  had to remove the intake and carb first to 

have room. David Coberly 601XLB

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: bungee cord tool

Also known as a flex handle.

On Sep 21, 2011, at 6:24 PM, fritz wrote:



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		   1) a 10" X 3/8" drive, breaker bar---- this might be the wrong name--- a handle with a hinged end that a socket will fit on.  Used to loosen a very tight nut before you can use a ratchet.

 


	


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