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From: "Mike S. Reinath" <Michael.S.Reinath@nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Nose Gear Rust
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<< Take a look at "SB043 Nose struts". You can find it at:

       http://www.lancair-kits.com/service_bulletins.html >>

Thanks, Lorn. I already have this SB, and I always service my strut 
with dry nitrogen. The rust I am talking about is inside the shaft 
where the SB says to "look inside for oil". I guess my strut seals 
are so good in this area that no oil has leaked at all allowing rust 
to begin forming. I will stop this by spraying the area with LPS-3.

If you haven't inspected this area of your strut for a long time, I 
suggest you do. If you don't have a trace of oil on these surfaces, 
you could also have the corrosion problem. By the way, my plane is 
almost always hangered, and I don't fly much in the rain or let it 
sit out in the rain. Relative humidity is usually around 40%.

Mike Reinath
LNC2 575 hrs TT
N3602M