Re: Europa-List: Mono swing arm

[Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwmsystems.fi>]

Jim,

I think your plane is OK (IMHO)!

Once I noticed during normal inspection same situation with my mono and was 
very worried.
Investigated little and decided afterwards everything was ok.

During building phase you tightened those bolts M8-100 so,
that the distance between shock plates was 79 mm.
That is maximum - with load it is less.
If you now lift your plane upp (= no load on the gear), you notice the 
distance will be again 79 mm.
And no thread showing above and/or below shock plates.
If so, your polyurethane block LG is not collapsed.
Look Europa manual chapter 29M.

I really wish I am right...and you are happy.

Regards, Raimo
OH-XRT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "h&amp;jeuropa" <butcher43@att.net>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 6:15 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Mono swing arm


We?Tve got our Europa back together and flown a little.  Had a hard arrival 
yesterday and noticed today that the M8-100 bolts have threads showing above 
and below the shock plates.  Looks like the LG06 shock absorber is 
collapsed.

So how does one disassemble the swing arm mechanism.  It appears like the 
bungee will have to be taken lose first.  How do you get to that with the 
engine and firewall in place?

Jim & Heather Butcher
N241BW


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