Greetings to all on the LML.  I've been reading for a while now, and I certainly appreciate all the information available through this service.  Thanks!

It seems I'm having difficulty bleeding air from my hydraulic system.  I replaced a leaking hydraulic line in the right wheel well.  I completed the job and re-serviced the system.  In operation now, the pump burps for a second every three or four seconds after retraction.  This happens until I pull the relay circuit breaker.   When I pull the relay circuit breaker, the gear partially falls down after a minute or so.  The pump burps continuously after the gear is extended.  I've re-serviced several times, while continuing to run the system after each reservicing in an attempt to get the air out, with no improvement.  I read in the Lancair Network News (Dec '94, Jan '95 issue #12) that bleeding air from both sides of the cylinder can be useful, but the article gives no information on how to actually accomplish the "bleeding" proceedure.

Can anyone offer advice on this situation?  All I've read from the builders notes and other information seems to indicate the system will rid itself of air after cycling the gear several times, making sure to service the system between cycles- but this doesn’t seem to be working for me.

Thanks in advance,

James M. Gigliotti

LNC2, Lancair 320 N91LS, 210 hrs TT
Lower Alabama