Here is my failed :) Rev A wheel half bolthead holder sketch. Maybe this will help visualize what I am talking about. My crude tool sketches have gotten a bit better since :). Right angle projection blah blah blah.
Two jobs I would be looking to use the tool for. This will fit in a tire...
Mike,
Thats exactly what I need. But I haven't seen this done. To be able to captivate the sockets in a plate to eliminate lateral movement, but allow for about 40deg of rotation in the socket before the socket locks so the socket can key itself to the splines of the bolthead...
I was...
Hi. I have been trying to come with an idea in our manufacturing department in the wheel shop to ease splitting wheel halves.
I had designed a simple fixture consisting of a steel plate with 6 12pt deep sockets welded to the steel plate. These sockets match up to the bolthead pattern on the...
SAIT, I've done very similar things when i was on active duty. Glob of grease in one palm, and take 'slices' of grease in the bearing, while slapping the bearing aginst the palm.
Packing these needle bearings is a process that takes place in a manufacturing environment. Thats why I would...
Not sure if this would work rule-wise, but I have seen it used before.
Mark the head with a colored dot. In whatever parts breakdown, bulletin, maintenance instructions can refer to this dot. 'Ensure that bolt is replaced with colored head. If no marking is visisble, discard and replace'...
I have been Googling my butt off trying to find any information on this. We have several different types of bearings used in our landing gear area: tapered roller, sealed ball, thrust ect ect.
We have to pack our needle roller bearings with a popsicle stick, to push the grease into the...
Could you hold the flag @ the leading edge corners with your fingertips and would it still flutter?
The leading edge shape in in the post is the pole. If the flag were held only @ the corners, the leading edge would now be the thickness of the flag material.
I think that since both sides...
Hi Composites. No, I am not an engineer. I have about 10 years aviation maintenance background, was active duty for 8 and reserve currently. I now work manufacturing military aircraft. I don't want to go into to much detail as to compromise any proprietary details. I am however, getting...
Mike,
The aluminum sideplates sprung back to their orgiginal positions. We are assuming that the elastic limit was not exceeded, because they returned to their starting position.
Do you think there may have been granular damage? We don't have NDI equipment readily available...
Rock
LN2 might get the pin to shrink by 2 millistrain. You'd still need quite a bit of heat on the Al.Can you not cut it out? I assume the steel pin is the most expensive bit, although you do say it's bent.Concur with MikeHalloran; that's a lot of interference. In the past we'd have used both heat...
Its for a landing gear assembly. The sideplates are probably screwed, but the rest of the leg subassy is still good. I should see if I can get the LN2...
I have seen other topics on disassembling a press fit assembly. But I was curious what others would do with the tools I have available.
Specifically, I have a 1.250 OD steel pin going into a 1.240 ID set of aluminum sideplates. We use a hydro-electric press to push the steel pin into the...
