Plate Horn

[Ron Nossaman]

> The strut has a taper turned onto the two ends. The plate has a small 
> countersunk hole drilled into the plate to locate the strut. The belly 
> rail fitting is wound right in, the plate is fitted to the case, then 
> the strut is positioned as the fitting is wound out to take up any lash. 
> I don't pre-load it. The fitting is would out just enough to hold the 
> strut in position. You'll notice that the sostenueto bracket has been 
> shortened to allow enough space for the strut mount.
> 
> Ron O.


Paranoid visions of some clown cranking the bolt in and out trying 
to adjust crown and bearing aside, I think this is a very good idea. 
The only reason I haven't done it yet, is my exploration of other 
methods of achieving similar benefits that don't leave a tempting 
"adjustment" visible to casual saboteurs. Having finally accumulated 
enough alternatives for meaningful comparison I intend to try this, 
or something very like it, on the next one.

Ron N