Making Spring coil L/G
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Making Spring coil L/G
I need to make a new nose landing gear with a 2 turn coil spring using 1/8 inch music wire. The reason is that the original supplied L/G at the retract end is just too short and the spring coil in the L/G interferes with the retract cylinder preventing complete retraction .
I have a K&S wire bender . Is there a way to form a new coil spring L/G with this device?
Alternatively
a) I was thinking of splicing a short length of 1/8 in music wire to the original but how to make it strong enough? Should I splice it at the wheel end or the retract end?
b) Have the L/G coil face front ( Not very nice and makes the spring effect stiffer)
Any other suggestions?
Tks
I have a K&S wire bender . Is there a way to form a new coil spring L/G with this device?
Alternatively
a) I was thinking of splicing a short length of 1/8 in music wire to the original but how to make it strong enough? Should I splice it at the wheel end or the retract end?
b) Have the L/G coil face front ( Not very nice and makes the spring effect stiffer)
Any other suggestions?
Tks
