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Posted for "Lloyd A. Dunlap" <lad@via-systems.com>:

   It's quite funny that I just received this SB because I just finished
welding up my own new gear legs that are designed to carry the load better.
I used a heavier wall tubing on the top member and stubbed in the end
piece far enough to pick up the load area on both ends.  This gives me a
wall thickness in the loaded area of almost .250 inches.  A new gear set
such as this only costs about $ 50 US in 4130 materials and some shop time
with a good welder. If you find the bends described in the SB then you
should also inspect very carefully the outboard phenolic blocks for cracks
around the edges too....   Getting the gear back where it once was is
virtually impossible when removing both phenolic mounts even with proper
jigging and blocking etc. When this happens then the domino effect begins
as your gear geometry changes and it goes downhill from there!  My plane
has been down since last fall but I'm finally seeing the light at the end
of the tunnel. I might get to fly this summer....
 
Lloyd

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