Fairchild Club Forum

'You said the trunion has been machined and is tight...I assume you mean where it mates with the strut. The key is whether the trunnion has any vertical play between the fork and the strut flange. If so, try a thin washer made from plastic or brass. I'm not sure if the spline play will cause shimmy,...

'With the inner tube I got from Desser I was always able to push the stem over get the cover plate in place. However, the Russ conversion is a great way to go and the stem is even shorter. Required the extension(not stolen from my wife's T-bird) to fill though. When pointed straight out it was mostl...

'Hey....I just checked Wicks Aircraft on line(wicksaircraft.com), 1-800-221-9425, and they show one in stock. It's an AN5-77A(undrilled). Curt --- In fairchildclub@y..., bt13a@e... wrote: > Thane....I'll double check and make sure I don't have one still laying > around. You might call Spencers'....I...

'Thane....I'll double check and make sure I don't have one still laying around. You might call Spencers'....I seem to recall I ordered one from them when I was rebuilding the tailwheel assy. Curt Kinchen --- In fairchildclub@y..., thane@m... wrote: > HI > Does anyone out there know were I might be a...

'Great pictures and comments on the website. Glad to see another Fairchild in the neighborhood(I live in Bellevue). I sold my PT, but can't seem to lose my interest in Fairchilds. Hope to see you at some of the local fly-ins this summer. Curt Kinchen bt13a@earthlink.net --- In fairchildclub@y..., &q...

'I used the 15 amp Eclipse generator with a regulator from National Aviation Parts Assoc.(NAPA) and it worked fine. Never had a noise issue with the generator on the radio or intercom(did put filters on the mags though). I don't know if I can track down the particular regulator I used, but I'll chec...

'Bob....glad to see you got your PT-19...still missing mine. Anyway, there's no problem mixing 120 and 100. I'm not sure there's really a problem in mixing different types of oil, but I know there's no problem mixing different weights. When I would go on long cross country trips I would often have t...