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Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 Nose Gear Rod End
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The present rods have been good for 500 hours or more in most cases.
Wouldn't it be easier to just replace the present rod end rather than design
a new and very different one that will have new failure modes?  Are the
current rod ends not available through Lancair or some other supplier?