X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:52:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-db01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.91.95] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3852583 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:05:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.91.95; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-db01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8FC4o9t002536 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:04:50 -0400 Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id q.d4f.5c7a5d05 (55835) for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:04:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from MikeNotebook (c-76-25-136-43.hsd1.co.comcast.net [76.25.136.43]) by cia-md06.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD063-da1b4aaf82df344; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:04:48 -0400 X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:04:44 -0600 From: mikeeasley Subject: Re: [LML] Esco strut rebuild X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-ID: References: X-Mailer: Nexus Desktop Client 3.1.20.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/alternative; BOUNDARY=19787265-2acf-4a04-8a66-037685705550 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-AOL-IP: 76.25.136.43 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: MikeEasley@aol.com --19787265-2acf-4a04-8a66-037685705550 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii Some of this is second hand information, but my understanding is Esco isn't making these struts any more and Lancair had to machine their own replacement parts to do the strut rebuild. So your only choice may be Lancair. You could try to see if Lancair would sell you the parts in some sort of "rebuild kit". Tim and Scott Decker are two most knowledgeable guys on these struts for sure. Mike Easley Colorado Springs In a message dated 09/14/09 21:59:05 Mountain Daylight Time, artbertolina@earthlink.net writes: I may need a backup plan to have my nose gear strut rebuilt I don't have a commitment from Lancair and am looking for options has anyone had someone other than Lancair do the work with good result. Art --19787265-2acf-4a04-8a66-037685705550 Content-Type: TEXT/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT
Some of this is second hand information, but my understanding is Esco isn't making these struts any more and Lancair had to machine their own replacement parts to do the strut rebuild.  So your only choice may be Lancair.  You could try to see if Lancair would sell you the parts in some sort of "rebuild kit".
 
Tim and Scott Decker are two most knowledgeable guys on these struts for sure.
 
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs
 
 
 
In a message dated 09/14/09 21:59:05 Mountain Daylight Time, artbertolina@earthlink.net writes:
I may need a backup plan to have my nose gear strut
rebuilt I don't have a commitment from Lancair and am
looking for options has anyone had someone other than
Lancair do the work with good result.
Art  
 
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