Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:23:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 1994079 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:21:49 -0500 Received: from c656256a (pppoe0329.gh.centurytel.net [209.206.249.112]) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.7/8.12.7) with SMTP id h0LILlCw024308 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:21:48 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <003101c2c171$a55e96a0$70f9ced1@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2: Inner Gear Door Rod End X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:22:15 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Rick, Amazing!! Those cylinder rods are so stiff and brittle, you would think the glass hardpoints would fail first??? The trigonometric forces must be phenominal or the bending moments caused by excessive compression causes stress fractures within the threaded areas. Any comments on this? How do you magnaflux a fiberglass airframe??? I assumed you landed on three legs. Bob Smiley N94 RJ > During the preflight inspection, I discovered that the pilot-side inner gear door was dangling freely. The rod end bearing from the inner gear door hydraulic cylinder was sheared off completely.