X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 17:12:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1110534 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 May 2006 10:01:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.68; envelope-from=skipslater@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Z+Kgw63jXYmpXsCcYD4l/Tw48cYsNQDJWFguIh9VEbS4YCvAGtJyZJkaeVHe2Yjo; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MIMEOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.116.179.218] (helo=wbs) by smtpauth08.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1FeYC6-0000kI-K5 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 May 2006 10:00:38 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001f01c675cc$82dc4650$6601a8c0@wbs> From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 Nose Gear Strut Anomaly X-Original-Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 07:01:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C67591.D4E56930" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-ELNK-Trace: cbee950bdf563876c8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c2609aa855b0353b02c6d2232b869ac7fae38350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.179.218 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C67591.D4E56930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scott, I had the same thing happen with the safety wired bolts on my ES's = nose strut. I just tightened the bolts back up and re-safety wired = them. They hold a piece in place on the inside of the strut that stays = stationary as a collar moves back and forth over it. This is where the = shimmy damping takes place. I had a little bit of fluid seepage out of = the bolts, but not a significant amount . I did get a larger fluid leak = about that time out of the bottom of the strut, which I have no way of = knowing if it was related. Due to that leak, I sent my strut back for a = rebuild. Skip Slater N540ES ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C67591.D4E56930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Scott,
   I had the same thing = happen with=20 the safety wired bolts on my ES's nose strut.  I just tightened the = bolts=20 back up and re-safety wired them.  They hold a piece in place on = the inside=20 of the strut that stays stationary as a collar moves back and forth over = it.  This is where the shimmy damping takes place.  I had a = little bit=20 of fluid seepage out of the bolts, but not a significant amount .  = I did=20 get a larger fluid leak about that time out of the bottom of the strut, = which I=20 have no way of knowing if it was related.  Due to that leak, I sent = my=20 strut back for a rebuild.
   Skip Slater
   = N540ES
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