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From: RicArgente@cs.com
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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:46:01 EST
Subject: Re: LNC2 Nose gear adjust - help?
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Matt,

<<Maybe the air strut is too old (8.5 years) and needs to be replaced. >>

I would be surprised if your strut is still good.  A few months prior to 
first flight, I removed and tested my strut and only produced a mere 60 lbs 
of pressure when held against a bathroom scale.  It took me 6 years to build 
my baby...  My advise: Remove and check, it should produce 90 to 100lbs of 
pressure.

<< I went through the archives and read some stories about delaminated nose 
gear tunnels and adjustment of this cylinder.>>

You must have read my post!  You must be absolutely positive that the 
hydraulic strut bottoms out!  Some builders I talked to did cut the threaded 
portion a bit.  In my case, since I had to re-do the hard point at the top of 
the tunnel anyway, I simply drilled new holes a bit more aft than before.  
Because of my incident, my preflight check includes shinning a light at the 
top of the tunnel to make sure its okay.  165 hours after my incident, not a 
sign of any delamination at all...

Rick Argente
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