X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:16:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ve0-f177.google.com ([209.85.128.177] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTPS id 6185533 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:16:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.128.177; envelope-from=dballin@gmail.com Received: by mail-ve0-f177.google.com with SMTP id jw11so4832701veb.36 for ; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:16:01 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.52.70.108 with SMTP id l12mr11695635vdu.40.1365362161511; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:16:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.85.136 with HTTP; Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:15:41 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: dballin@gmail.com From: Dan Ballin X-Original-Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:15:41 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Gear Strut Compression Tool X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf307c9b6aa0727204d9ca2692 --20cf307c9b6aa0727204d9ca2692 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am always for more tools, but I usually just remove the bolt through the gear leg holding the overcenter links. Open the dump valve and either put the plane on jacks or for the nose gear tie the tail down, then just remove the gas cylinder, check or replace it and pull the gear and replace the bolt. Make sure to replace that safety clip. Dan Legacy 386DM --20cf307c9b6aa0727204d9ca2692 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am always for more tools, but I usually just r= emove the bolt through the gear leg holding the overcenter links.=A0 Open t= he dump valve and either put the plane on jacks or for the nose gear tie th= e tail down, then just remove the gas cylinder, check or replace it and pul= l the gear and replace the bolt.=A0 Make sure to replace that safety clip.<= br>
Dan
Legacy 386DM
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