axle collars on landing gear
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:47 pm
'The F-24 I have been working on has a non-tapered axle and it
had a simple cast aluminum collar with a cross bolt to retain it
on the axle. The single remaining oregional one is full of cracks,
streached internaly and useless except as a pattern perhaps.
What is the general concensus on how to construct a replacement ?
Machine one from solid steel rod in lathe ? Use a big rod of 2024
aluminum? Aluminum sand casting ? (it COULDN'T be strong enough)
can't really immagine forgeing one in aluminum .....
I havn't had any luck finding seamless steel tube having an exact
1.500 inch ID AND a relatively thick wall ( like 1/4 inch)
My thought was to cut something out in lathe in steel or aluminum
and then weld on the threaded blocks which hold the wheel pants.
Any thoughts ?????
Tim'
had a simple cast aluminum collar with a cross bolt to retain it
on the axle. The single remaining oregional one is full of cracks,
streached internaly and useless except as a pattern perhaps.
What is the general concensus on how to construct a replacement ?
Machine one from solid steel rod in lathe ? Use a big rod of 2024
aluminum? Aluminum sand casting ? (it COULDN'T be strong enough)
can't really immagine forgeing one in aluminum .....
I havn't had any luck finding seamless steel tube having an exact
1.500 inch ID AND a relatively thick wall ( like 1/4 inch)
My thought was to cut something out in lathe in steel or aluminum
and then weld on the threaded blocks which hold the wheel pants.
Any thoughts ?????
Tim'