we are doing the annual maintenance on our IV-P and noticed some oil seeping around the bottom allen nuts at the base of the gear leg. We serviced the strut as per the manufacturer recommendations with 20w fork oil and noticed that the bottom allen nuts (three) were a bit loose. I cannot find any guidance re torque or other recommendations. There are also 2 nuts 2 inches above in the front of the strut which are safety wired and there appears to be some minor oil leak there. The recommended strut service should be done every year and 3 inches plus minus 1/4 inch should be showing. Mine required 250 psi nitrogren which is within tolerance. by the way the prop was fixed by sending it to Byam props in fort worth. the damage was within acceptable limits (less than 6 mm on trailing edge and 3 mm on the hub) and the repair is not visible externally. If anyone knows the torque of the bottom bolts on the nose gear info will be appreciated.
andres IV-P and 180 hrs but temporarily out of service

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Messenger with backgrounds, emoticons and more. http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/cdp_customize