X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:00:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173011pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.11] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4540280 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:14:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.11; envelope-from=lancair403@verizon.net Received: from personalab15f4 ([unknown] [71.251.187.76]) by vms173011.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LAT00ELEF2SI120@vms173011.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:13:41 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: <4B3ECF80D1644DC599F4F224E0D51308@personalab15f4> From: "William Rumburg" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Hydraulic Cylinder Rebuild X-Original-Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:13:33 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B4_01CB73A7.2BA38320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01CB73A7.2BA38320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After ten years in service, all three door cylinders and two of the = three gear retract cylinders on my 320 were 'weeping' fluid and needed = rebuilding (Bill Harrellson said that his have been in service ten years = with no sign of leaking and that mine are leaking because I'm not flying = enough - he's probably right) The three gear retract cylinders are manufactured by Wolstenholme = Industries and neither I nor a couple of A&P's could determine how to = remove the snap rings at each end. Eventually I saw how. Simply remove = the hose fittings at each end and press the end caps a short distance = into the cylinder to expose the snap rings and they're then easily = removed. Bill Rumburg N403WR (Sonic bOOm) ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01CB73A7.2BA38320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
After ten = years in service,=20 all three door cylinders and two of the three gear retract cylinders on = my 320=20 were 'weeping' fluid and needed rebuilding (Bill Harrellson said that = his have=20 been in service ten years with no sign of leaking and that mine are=20 leaking because I'm not flying enough - he's probably = right)
The three gear retract = cylinders are=20 manufactured by Wolstenholme Industries and neither I nor a couple = of=20 A&P's could determine how to remove the snap rings at each end. = Eventually I saw how. Simply remove the hose fittings at each end and = press the=20 end caps a short distance into the cylinder to expose the snap=20 rings and they're then easily removed.
 
Bill Rumburg
N403WR (Sonic=20 bOOm) 
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