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  • Re: Needed: Tost Kobold 4 in wheel for LS6

    From Scott Williams@21:1/5 to kirk.stant on Fri Apr 22 06:46:06 2022
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:09:50 PM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
    A friend's LS6 needs a new (or at least functional) Tost Kobold 4 in wheel and brake assembly. And yes, I know that "brake" in this context is a bit presumptious...

    66
    have you found one yet? i might have a new one depending on specific axle size and part number, used prices.

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  • From kirk.stant@21:1/5 to Scott Williams on Mon Apr 25 09:41:11 2022
    On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 8:46:08 AM UTC-5, Scott Williams wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:09:50 PM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
    A friend's LS6 needs a new (or at least functional) Tost Kobold 4 in wheel and brake assembly. And yes, I know that "brake" in this context is a bit presumptious...

    66
    have you found one yet? i might have a new one depending on specific axle size and part number, used prices.

    Yes, thank you - found a nice one and all is good; "new" wheel installed on my friends LS6. Now if we can just get the gear door fixed and finish the conditional...

    Thank you RAS for helping get a glider back ready for this season!

    Kirk
    66

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  • From Dan Marotta@21:1/5 to kirk.stant on Mon Apr 25 10:49:09 2022
    Hi Kirk,

    What's wrong with the gear door? I once fixed a gear door from my LS-6
    that was damaged in a land out. I covered a batch of wet plaster of
    Paris with a single sheet of plastic film and laid the good door in it
    to make a mold.

    Since the doors from the LS-6 are symmetrical (at least on my 1985
    a-model) it was a simple matter to lay wet glass in the mold and then
    lay the damaged door (properly prepped for a glass repair) on top of the
    wet glass in the mold. After it set up, it was simple to sand to shape
    and paint.

    Hope that helps.

    Dan
    5J

    On 4/25/22 10:41, kirk.stant wrote:
    On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 8:46:08 AM UTC-5, Scott Williams wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:09:50 PM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
    A friend's LS6 needs a new (or at least functional) Tost Kobold 4 in wheel and brake assembly. And yes, I know that "brake" in this context is a bit presumptious...

    66
    have you found one yet? i might have a new one depending on specific axle size and part number, used prices.

    Yes, thank you - found a nice one and all is good; "new" wheel installed on my friends LS6. Now if we can just get the gear door fixed and finish the conditional...

    Thank you RAS for helping get a glider back ready for this season!

    Kirk
    66

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  • From kirk.stant@21:1/5 to Dan Marotta on Tue Apr 26 10:12:04 2022
    On Monday, April 25, 2022 at 11:49:15 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
    Hi Kirk,

    What's wrong with the gear door? I once fixed a gear door from my LS-6
    that was damaged in a land out. I covered a batch of wet plaster of
    Paris with a single sheet of plastic film and laid the good door in it
    to make a mold.

    Since the doors from the LS-6 are symmetrical (at least on my 1985
    a-model) it was a simple matter to lay wet glass in the mold and then
    lay the damaged door (properly prepped for a glass repair) on top of the
    wet glass in the mold. After it set up, it was simple to sand to shape
    and paint.

    Hope that helps.

    Dan
    5J
    On 4/25/22 10:41, kirk.stant wrote:
    On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 8:46:08 AM UTC-5, Scott Williams wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:09:50 PM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
    A friend's LS6 needs a new (or at least functional) Tost Kobold 4 in wheel and brake assembly. And yes, I know that "brake" in this context is a bit presumptious...

    66
    have you found one yet? i might have a new one depending on specific axle size and part number, used prices.

    Yes, thank you - found a nice one and all is good; "new" wheel installed on my friends LS6. Now if we can just get the gear door fixed and finish the conditional...

    Thank you RAS for helping get a glider back ready for this season!

    Kirk
    66
    Hi Dan,

    One of the doors has some minor leading edge damage but our IA is taking care of it - it's in the line of things to do prior to the start of the soaring season here in Illinois. If the rain ever stops long enough.

    But thank you for asking ;^)

    Cheers,

    Kirk

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