X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [76.190.200.141] (account rob HELO [10.1.1.3]) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTPSA id 2440825 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:18:53 -0400 Message-Id: <96B67A81-9088-4301-AFEE-BC1A6ED4D429@Logan.com> From: Rob Logan To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-18-737848332 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v912) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Landing Gear Strut Rebuild Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:16:53 -0400 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.912) --Apple-Mail-18-737848332 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > weeping fork oil from the hex bolts which > need rebuilding pretty regularly at something like 250-300 hours. I'm not sure what "rebuilding" is, but they are fairly simple inside.. why not tighten the bolts and recharge the strut? http://mail.lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/23562.html http://mail.lancair.net/lists/lml/Message/35092.html jack the tire off the ground remove the air valve insert at the top of strut remove (one at a time) hex bolts and blue locktight (don't let locktight drip inside strut) push the tire up to collapse the strut. attach a hose from the valve and dip into your oil drop the tire sucking oil into the strut run the strut up and down to remove all air. push the tire to the top, and remove oil hose drop wheel, re-insert valve put 100psi of dry air from local compressor lower plane from jacks fly to a friend with N full both tanks of gas from friends FBO and have two large guys sit on wing add N such that you have ~2 inches of strut showing (add an inch) take friend flying and show how you can "grease" landings with new struts. yea, I've done this a few times. Rob --Apple-Mail-18-737848332 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> weeping fork = oil from the hex bolts which 
> need = rebuilding pretty regularly at something like 250-300 = hours.

I'm not sure what = "rebuilding" is, but they are fairly simple inside.. = why
not tighten the bolts and recharge the = strut?


jack the tire off the = ground
remove the air valve insert at the top of = strut
remove (one at a time) hex bolts and blue = locktight 
  (don't let locktight drip inside = strut)
push the tire up to collapse the = strut.
attach a hose from the valve and dip into your = oil
drop the tire sucking oil into the strut
run the = strut up and down to remove all air.
push the tire to the top, = and remove oil hose
drop wheel, re-insert valve
put = 100psi of dry air from local compressor
lower plane from = jacks
fly to a friend with N
full both = tanks of gas from friends FBO and have two large guys sit on =  wing
add N such that you have ~2 inches of strut showing = (add an inch)
take friend flying and show how you = can "grease" landings with new struts.

yea, I've done this a few = times.

= Rob

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