[Ed_Wischmeyer]

The nosewheel strut squeaks and my IA and RV guru says the fix is to replace the bolt with a taper pin, and that also requires a taper reamer.

Who's done this? What part numbers do I want, and can I borrow / rent a reamer from somebody?

In other news, we replaced the carb on the airplane with a rebuilt carb that runs a bit richer. That helped, but not as much as we wanted. MarvelSchebler re-jetted the carb, and now all the temps are good on climbout. More details later.

Ed

 

[ChiefPilot]

I did mine during the last condition inspection. Lots of good information in this thread: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=121430&highlight=Taper+pin

I would strongly urge you to avoid the taper pin reamer from Aircraft Spruce. Mine was horrible and dulled very quickly - it was a waste of money. I paid more for a good one from MSC Direct and it reamed the steel very quickly and easily.

 

[AlexPeterson]

How many hours on the airframe? It probably just needs to be removed, cleaned, greased and reassembled. I had a main gear start squeaking at a couple hundred hours - turns out I didn't put enough grease on the leg.

 

[bret]

I did mine during the last condition inspection. Lots of good information in this thread: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=121430&highlight=Taper+pin

I would strongly urge you to avoid the taper pin reamer from Aircraft Spruce. Mine was horrible and dulled very quickly - it was a waste of money. I paid more for a good one from MSC Direct and it reamed the steel very quickly and easily.

Do you have the part # from MCS for the reamer? Thanks

 

[gasman]

Try a AN5-21A with one washer under the head, and two under the nut. It will allow more shank to extend through the mount and secure the leg.

 

[comfortcat]

Tapered pin...

Here is my link with pictures:

Taper Pin

Lots of advice from many folks.

CC