Posted for Jim MacKnight <jmack102ea@gmail.com>:

Jim MacKnight <jmack102ea@gmail.com>:

   Try this:

        http://www.mail-archive.com/lancair.list@olsusa.com/msg08779.html

I use the standard Lancair gas strut on my 320

jim...
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BE CAREFUL OUT THERE !!!!

I found a XXX 95051 several years ago (Motormite 95051, Mighty Lift
95051??? -- the actual number on the unit is "RB8795051").

The length was right, and I found a piece of tubing just right to make a
bushing for the upper mounting hole.  Fortunately, I retracted the nose gear
by hand to try it out.  The barrel of the gas strut hit the head of the AN4
bolt used as the hinge pin in the GM26.  Turns out the barrel of the 95051
is .87" diameter, while the original is .71" diameter.  There is no way to
see this conflict without retracting the nose gear.  If I had not noticed
the conflict, something would have bent -- probably the GM26.

I  considered adding washers to move the bottom connection farther out --
but not for long.  Got the correct gas strut and checked the retraction for
proper operation -- again.

martell lindsay
N360ML

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Dan Schaefer wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">What are those
>of you still flying 235's, converted 320 235 airframes, etc. using to for
your
>nose gear gas spring (over center down-lock)?
>
> I decided to replace mine as preventative maintenance but the one I removed
>only had a part number on it and no manufacturer's name. This is not the one
>that came in the original kit - that came out after the first three years (a
>Suspa unit - German, I think) but one my since departed partner obtained
>somewhere that has worked fine since about 1995. I have no idea where he got
>it (we were in So Cal at the time) and it has the part no. RB8795051 on it.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated - with the above p/n or one that
works
>for you.
>
> Dan Schaefer
> Early 235    N235SP
>