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Yes! No doubt that the DHI hose would do an excellent job, once installed. The main reason not to use the DHI hose is the installation. In order to get the lower end fitting down the gear leg, the nut must pass down the gear leg shaft. In order to do that, you must drive out the gear leg trunnion shaft, since it nearly obstructs the gear leg shaft opening. After it's down the gear leg, you must replace the trunnion shaft through the trunnion block and the gear leg. In the case of the neat stainless steel kit that Lancair sells, only quarter inch stainless tubing passes down the gear leg and past the trunnion shaft. Then put on the nut, flare it and attach it. The upper attachment is to a Swagelok type fitting mounted on the gear trunnion block. Just trim the stainless and attach to the Swagelok fitting. Therefore, no nut to pass and no need to drive out that trunnion shaft. Lancair has a nifty instruction set with pictures that I'm sure would explain it better than I can. The down side to using the stainless is it requires one more connection in the hydraulic line, and every connection is an opportunity to leak or fail. I judged I could deal better with a fitting I could observe directly over time then struggle with driving out and then back in the trunnion shaft. I guess everything is a compromise.
Barry Knotts
Marvin Kaye wrote:
Posted for "cblitzer" <cblitzer@triad.rr.com>:
Barry -
Any reason you do not use the DH lines in the gear legs themselves?
Thanks
Craig B.
L-IV-P
798CB
From: F. Barry Knotts
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I really like the DHI hoses. I purchased mine directly from the US DHI
distributor. (DH Instruments Inc, 4765 East Beautiful Lane, Phoenix AZ
85048-5318 -- Tel 602 431 9100)
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