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Main landing gear strut
try to find a used in serviceable condition strut or play the lottery rebuilding my one or last case find some other AP to do the job? This is my third trip to the AP to resolve this issue and getting pretty tired of it.
- Alejandro Cantarini
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Re: Main landing gear strut
need anything more than just the seals they will in most cases have the parts. Are they leaking fluid or nitrogen? Could be a shrader valve if you are not losing
fluid. If its fluid you might have to have the struts rechromed if the seals are not lasting.
Good luck,
Gary
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Re: Main landing gear strut
- Alejandro Cantarini
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Re: Main landing gear strut
in a few minutes with the airplane on jacks.
Here is the part number from Spruce. Not 100% sure this is the exact part number you will have to call them to be sure.
http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/lg ... ecores.php
Gary
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Re: Main landing gear strut
There are lots of aircraft around with struts that stay up.
If your AP cannot dismantle the strut, examine the tube etc. replace
any suspect parts and rebuild the strut and then not guarantee his work
for even say 3 months, then what use is he?
4 years ago my u/c was totally rebuilt following the importation of my 260
into Australia from the US, and have had no issues to date.
Cheers,
Ojars
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Re: Main landing gear strut
Suggest you contact Clifton - in a Comanche maintenance seminar there now. http://cliftonaero.com/
Patricia Jayne (Pat) Keefer ICS 08899
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Re: Main landing gear strut
- Alejandro Cantarini
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