Hey guys I thought I would share this repair sequence. Two weeks ago I ripped out the nose gear with a bad bounce. As I mentioned before, the nose gear is held on by four screws which are attached to four plastic posts. Under stress, the posts will break. Earlier, I had broken one post and added a pair of zip-ties around the body to hold the retract unit to the floor. But my recent accident broke everything out again and so I had to make a more drastic repair.
I also had to dismount the steering servo and straighten out the metal mount, which was bent badly (again).
The pictures tell the story. (the doors were removed while I was working)
I hope this illustration will be helpful to the next guy who breaks out the mounts.
And I will be trying to master landing this plane again, soon.
first picture is "before" - showing the broken mounts. All 4 posts are broken off, cracked, ruined.
second picture - I cut off the posts (with a Dremel cutoff wheel) so that all 4 were level
third picture - I used a liberal amount of epoxy to set hardwood rails into place (they are at the same level as the original posts).
fourth picture - taa daa. All fixed.
I used socket-head screws in the back, since they are very difficult to access.
I also had to dismount the steering servo and straighten out the metal mount, which was bent badly (again).
The pictures tell the story. (the doors were removed while I was working)
I hope this illustration will be helpful to the next guy who breaks out the mounts.
And I will be trying to master landing this plane again, soon.
first picture is "before" - showing the broken mounts. All 4 posts are broken off, cracked, ruined.
second picture - I cut off the posts (with a Dremel cutoff wheel) so that all 4 were level
third picture - I used a liberal amount of epoxy to set hardwood rails into place (they are at the same level as the original posts).
fourth picture - taa daa. All fixed.
I used socket-head screws in the back, since they are very difficult to access.
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