Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #60644
From: Reinath, Michael S. (ARC-AM) <michael.s.reinath@nasa.gov>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: re: LNC2 gear actuators
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:04:14 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
> ...can any of you tell me if this system is self-bleeding?  My
> main gear actuators are both leaking so I have to rebuild them...

Danny,

The air will work its way out over time. It is self-bleeding, but you can
speed up the process by making sure the cylinder is full of fluid before
re-installing it. After assembling the cylinder, put a couple of short
lengths of tubing on the AN fittings. Stick those into a jar full of new
hydraulic fluid. Extend and compress the actuator until all the air bubbles
are gone. It's easy and quick, and when you re-install the cylinder, you are
not introducing much air into the system.

Mike Reinath
LNC2 360 @ 1124 hrs

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