X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m23.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2450046 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:00:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.cfe.1b5b72b7 (65098) for ; Thu, 1 Nov 2007 09:59:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 09:59:29 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Servicing gear struts from Lancair X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1193925569" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1193925569 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lancair 200/300 series owners. Do not slavishly follow the directions for the Legacy and upward strut servicing. When I am next at the airport, I will look for the sheet that describes our nose gear strut servicing methods and turn it into a pdf (it was in a Lancair Newsletter). Go to the Lancair web site and retrieve all documents that concern our nose struts in the support - service bulletin section _http://www.lancair.com/Main/service_bulletin.html_ (http://www.lancair.com/Main/service_bulletin.html) . Get SB 9, 43, 57 and 67. What the heck, get all those that pertain to your plane and equipment. Here are two quick points: 1. Use 20 weight Motorcycle Fork Oil if you ever fly in the cold. I tried heavier oil and in the cold, the force required to move the nose gear from side to side was as though the strut was filled with concrete. 2. Bleeding nitrogen from an overfilled strut (including the TK5s) is best done with an appropriately sized pin punch and a smallish hammer. Hold the pin punch against the valve head and tap it lightly with the hammer. Using this method only small pssts of N will bleed out. Pushing some tool against the valve will insure that too much N will exit - humans are just not fast enough. Thus, the fill/bleed cycle will be repeated many times before giving up in frustration. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1193925569 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Lancair 200/300 series owners. Do not slavishly follow the direct= ions=20 for the Legacy and upward strut servicing. When I am next at the airpo= rt,=20 I will look for the sheet that describes our nose gear strut servicing metho= ds=20 and turn it into a pdf (it was in a Lancair Newsletter). Go to the Lan= cair=20 web site and retrieve all documents that concern our nose struts in the supp= ort=20 - service bulletin section http://www.lancai= r.com/Main/service_bulletin.html. =20 Get SB 9, 43, 57 and 67. What the heck, get all those that pertain to=20= your=20 plane and equipment.

Here are two quick points:

1. Use 20 weight Motorcycle Fork Oil if you ever fly in the cold. = I=20 tried heavier oil and in the cold, the force required to move the nose gear=20= from=20 side to side was as though the strut was filled with concrete.

2. Bleeding nitrogen from an overfilled strut (including the TK5s) is b= est=20 done with an appropriately sized pin punch and a smallish hammer. Hold= the=20 pin punch against the valve head and tap it lightly with the=20 hammer. Using this method only small pssts of N will bleed out.&n= bsp;=20 Pushing some tool against the valve will insure that too much N will ex= it=20 - humans are just not fast enough. Thus, the fill/bleed cycle= =20 will be repeated many times before giving up in=20 frustration. =20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!

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