[rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip

[jtpackard]

Mike:
I also noticed it on my gear legs. What I found was that the surfaces on
each mount that the gear leg lays against are approx. parallel but not
separated by the thickness of the Super Rebel gear leg. Mine are 7/8" apart
instead of 3/4" gear leg thickness. I believe this forces the gap you
noticed. The Moose leg should fit without a gap because it is 1/8" thicker
than the SR. What I'm going to do is add a section of 1" x 1/8" wall steel
channel on top of the mounting hole on the innermost mount bracket. Then I
will have a larger 1 1/4"channel from below to capture the other end of the
bolt and the top 1" channel. The extra 1/8" on top of the mount should make
the two mounting surfaces separated by the 3/4" gear leg thickness. I
haven't completed it yet so I don't have photos, but I will post them when
I'm done.

Tom Packard
SR043
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: "Rebel Builder's List" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip and steel bushings

I talked to Stephane at Murphy yesterday with a couple of quick questions
that might be of interest to everyone.

1. When looking at the gear legs where they are captured just prior to
exiting the fuselage I noticed that the bottom fitting does not seat
completely against the upper fitting. There is maybe 1/32 or perhaps as
much as 1/16 gap. The upper and lower fittings are tight against the gear
leg on the edges but I can see light between the gear leg and the lower
fitting in the middle. Stephane says - no problem. Sounds just right. I
figure (and I assume it's why Murphy's position is that it's fine) that

its

better to have it the way mine are than to try and get the lower fitting

to

seat fully on the upper fitting and inadvertently remove too much material
so that the gear is not clamped properly.

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[Mike Kimball]

I'm eager to see your pics. Having trouble following the text description.
I also noticed that your serial number is one before mine. Did you have any
trouble with the fuselage rib that matches the shape of the wing root rib?
The flange bent into that part on my kit formed a channel that was about 2
3/16 inches wide which meant it didn't match up to any of the 2 inch
channels that are everywhere else. I didn't discover it until it was mostly
riveted in place otherwise I would have asked MAM to send me new ones. I
had to make up a ton of spacers, including a very difficult tapered spacer
at the rear door post to get everything to line up. I'm not into Murphy
bashing but there were some curse words sent their way the day I discovered
that.

Mike
044SR

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
jtpackard@usfamily.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:11 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip

Mike:
I also noticed it on my gear legs. What I found was that the surfaces on
each mount that the gear leg lays against are approx. parallel but not
separated by the thickness of the Super Rebel gear leg. Mine are 7/8" apart
instead of 3/4" gear leg thickness. I believe this forces the gap you
noticed. The Moose leg should fit without a gap because it is 1/8" thicker
than the SR. What I'm going to do is add a section of 1" x 1/8" wall steel
channel on top of the mounting hole on the innermost mount bracket. Then I
will have a larger 1 1/4"channel from below to capture the other end of the
bolt and the top 1" channel. The extra 1/8" on top of the mount should make
the two mounting surfaces separated by the 3/4" gear leg thickness. I
haven't completed it yet so I don't have photos, but I will post them when
I'm done.

Tom Packard
SR043
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: "Rebel Builder's List" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip and steel bushings

I talked to Stephane at Murphy yesterday with a couple of quick questions
that might be of interest to everyone.

1. When looking at the gear legs where they are captured just prior to
exiting the fuselage I noticed that the bottom fitting does not seat
completely against the upper fitting. There is maybe 1/32 or perhaps as
much as 1/16 gap. The upper and lower fittings are tight against the gear
leg on the edges but I can see light between the gear leg and the lower
fitting in the middle. Stephane says - no problem. Sounds just right. I
figure (and I assume it's why Murphy's position is that it's fine) that

its

better to have it the way mine are than to try and get the lower fitting

to

seat fully on the upper fitting and inadvertently remove too much material
so that the gear is not clamped properly.

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[jtpackard]

Mike:
I'll post pictures of my gear leg installation as soon as I can.
BTW, I too had the same problem with the channels not fitting at the
fuselage root rib. I ended up making the gussets 'thicker' and put them
between the parts to make up the 3/16" difference. I'm so used to this sort
of thing, I don't complain anymore.
Tom
043SR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip

I'm eager to see your pics. Having trouble following the text

description.

I also noticed that your serial number is one before mine. Did you have

any

trouble with the fuselage rib that matches the shape of the wing root rib?
The flange bent into that part on my kit formed a channel that was about 2
3/16 inches wide which meant it didn't match up to any of the 2 inch
channels that are everywhere else. I didn't discover it until it was

mostly

riveted in place otherwise I would have asked MAM to send me new ones. I
had to make up a ton of spacers, including a very difficult tapered spacer
at the rear door post to get everything to line up. I'm not into Murphy
bashing but there were some curse words sent their way the day I

discovered

that.

Mike
044SR

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
jtpackard@usfamily.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:11 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip

Mike:
I also noticed it on my gear legs. What I found was that the surfaces on
each mount that the gear leg lays against are approx. parallel but not
separated by the thickness of the Super Rebel gear leg. Mine are 7/8"

apart

instead of 3/4" gear leg thickness. I believe this forces the gap you
noticed. The Moose leg should fit without a gap because it is 1/8"

thicker

than the SR. What I'm going to do is add a section of 1" x 1/8" wall

steel

channel on top of the mounting hole on the innermost mount bracket. Then

I

will have a larger 1 1/4"channel from below to capture the other end of

the

bolt and the top 1" channel. The extra 1/8" on top of the mount should

make

the two mounting surfaces separated by the 3/4" gear leg thickness. I
haven't completed it yet so I don't have photos, but I will post them when
I'm done.

Tom Packard
SR043
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kimball" <mkimball@gci.net>
To: "Rebel Builder's List" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] Super Rebel gear tip and steel bushings

I talked to Stephane at Murphy yesterday with a couple of quick

questions

that might be of interest to everyone.

1. When looking at the gear legs where they are captured just prior to
exiting the fuselage I noticed that the bottom fitting does not seat
completely against the upper fitting. There is maybe 1/32 or perhaps as
much as 1/16 gap. The upper and lower fittings are tight against the

gear

leg on the edges but I can see light between the gear leg and the lower
fitting in the middle. Stephane says - no problem. Sounds just right.

I

figure (and I assume it's why Murphy's position is that it's fine) that

its

better to have it the way mine are than to try and get the lower fitting

to

seat fully on the upper fitting and inadvertently remove too much

material

so that the gear is not clamped properly.

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