Van's Aircraft RV-12, Maintenance Manual

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Rev. 6
5-28
N
OSE FORK PIVOT TENSION AND LUBRICATION
Tools Needle nose pliers
1 1/2 socket
Tensile weight scale
Expendable Waterproof wheel bearing grease
Replaceable Nose fork bushings
Service Rating Line
Minimum Certification LSA-RM, or A&P
Additional References KAI
1. Lift and support the aircraft. (1-16)
2. Remove the nose fork and attach hardware; cotter pin, nut, washer, spring
washers (2).
3. Clean the end of the nose gear leg and the nose fork bushings.
4. Apply a liberal amount of marine trailer (or waterproof equivalent) wheel bearing
grease to the nose fork bushings.
5. Installation procedure is reverse of the removal procedure.
6. Tighten the nut until a push or pull force of 18-20 lbs applied at the axle is
measured while the nose fork is rotated around the end of the nose gear leg.