Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #57386
From: Doug owen <visfishdo@yahoo.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Jacks
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:51:50 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
I had used the junk orange jacks Lancair had sold (? if they still do). I had the aircraft high to swing gear - one of the jacks began to loose pressure and nearly tipped the whole thing on the floor. I purchased a pair of Meyer jacks - I can get the model if interested. They have a much more stout construction, and a metal pin to secure the jack so hydraulic pressure alone is not holding the aircraft up. They are a bit pricey, but I figured probably cheaper than putting a jack hole through my wing. I did have to modify the screw in jack points for the plane. Stock is bascially a cup - had to turn it on a lathe - transfored into a jack point (cone shape) to  nest in the top of the jack. Doug Owen


     
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