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John Cooper,

I read with interest your last recounting of having to service the gas struts
and your access hole in the tunnel.  Problem is, I have the forward hinge mount
canopy (ties to the header tank) so removing the header tank is pretty involved.
 Not to mention the rest of the headaches associated with breaking the fuel
system.  If it could be part of a scheduled maintenance plan, then the plane
will likely be apart anyway, but I suspect this strut goes south on its own
schedule.   I've yet to remove the gas strut (still finishing the plane) so
maybe I'll become a convert to the tunnel modification approach.  Is there a
better alternative, though?  The right (special) tools maybe?

Regards,
Ed de Chazal

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