Tail U-Bolt
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- Jim Collins
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Tail U-Bolt
Hey All,
I am looking for a lead on where to get the tail wheel leaf spring U-Bolt #0510000-32 as mine is a bit bent up
I tried Univair, Stoddard, Yinling, Controller, and Ebay to no avail.
I suspect this may be a hard to find item.
Any help would be great
Thanks
Jim Collins
N2488D 170B 1952
I am looking for a lead on where to get the tail wheel leaf spring U-Bolt #0510000-32 as mine is a bit bent up
I tried Univair, Stoddard, Yinling, Controller, and Ebay to no avail.
I suspect this may be a hard to find item.
Any help would be great
Thanks
Jim Collins
N2488D 170B 1952
- brianm
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
I'd check with Air Repair. They carry a ton of L-19 parts. The L-19 part number seems to be 0642133 or 0642154, but I bet there is a good chance that it is exactly the same as the 170 part.
Brian M
N2669V - '48
N2669V - '48
- Jim Collins
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
Thanks Brian,
That was an excellent recommendation as they had one in stock and I ordered it
Thanks again
Jim Collins
N2488D 170B 1952
That was an excellent recommendation as they had one in stock and I ordered it
Thanks again
Jim Collins
N2488D 170B 1952
- Jim Collins
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
George,
I may have been too fast in ordering.
I looked at the part number you gave for Aircraft Spruce and that is the main spring. I was asking about the U-Bolt.
Does the L-19 U-bolt #0642133 fir our birds? Because that is what I ordered.
Thanks
Jim Collins
I may have been too fast in ordering.
I looked at the part number you gave for Aircraft Spruce and that is the main spring. I was asking about the U-Bolt.
Does the L-19 U-bolt #0642133 fir our birds? Because that is what I ordered.
Thanks
Jim Collins
- gfeher
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
Jim, yes, the L-19 U-bolt is tha same as the 170B one. You can order it from Air Repair using either the number you used or the 170B part number that you first identified in your post. A few years ago I replaced the one on my ‘52 170B with one that I purchased from Air Repair using those part numbers.
Gene Feher
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
- GAHorn
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
Yep …I mis-read your request…. sorry ‘bout that…. deleted the post.
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- Joe Moilanen
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
Mine broke about 20 years ago and while I was starting to go down the rabbit hole to find one I used some aluminum flat bar, one on top and one on the bottom, drilled holes for two bolts to go one on each side. I think I remember doing some dressing out on the pieces to make them a fit perfect and work as good as a U-bolt. They did...and they are still on there...
Joe
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Joe
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
I got a replacement from air repair last year. No problem.
Nathaniel Perlman
1952 170B
N2282D S/N 20434
1952 170B
N2282D S/N 20434
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Re: Tail U-Bolt
Do you have contact info for them?
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