X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:40:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm1.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6301954 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:36:48 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.94.237.202; envelope-from=egraylaw@swbell.net Received: from [66.94.237.193] by nm1.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Jun 2013 15:36:12 -0000 Received: from [98.138.104.100] by tm4.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Jun 2013 15:36:12 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Jun 2013 15:36:12 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 59932.45603.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: .sDvjjQVM1lem8Z7bXF7pMxA7.pQGyOsQEhasUFyC6l8UVP xqfr.0YKo5bSzofCDdZ.uQ76v4s5t._BBFMCDhL6GEJ1lWUEh.9aVFGAQs.8 7uWEEwTeQ7_zPZwo0FZya_Cs7ia0XnKdd64a1TYDWOIN82IS9QTZOUqpVDqU .p9Oj9yubaB33uRvxCrxNukXsgy4dkHpqJNzESGRvbe4qk1Lximrg8YeOVLi 2sLtf65bMFsgglFf05z758ydqOSTzMyo499lEXyKUACX1syE4JgbGr8gQAz1 tcNZwcdAsVw8WqV3K_iE7cqGoXL8ffwdro7Uh895XwAuKaVuo0V2WT8uMcTy 3xzEiVkIDcqYxR7xdOKx3JmcCKSL4tkfYUWU4ptEZeP4FQSV_G.6ORVRCyme aQtWVwf4alMDM9PjJ4lZds7taRWeH6hKJ.4nmJZhy1bbs5DlDTH3UQLfueKM USwagrvlIg062PXw6J3ti.G8VBFDMuMmBBdnivkM5SMNJmzyVsRjc7_JR63A SQ.efNVsJLA-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: 7MzGrViswBB3AheNxBPptcOw9pGuT47xSdXn7qNf1as- X-Rocket-Received: from GerryGrayHP (egraylaw@99.98.246.182 with login) by smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 01 Jun 2013 15:36:11 +0000 UTC Reply-To: From: "Ed Gray" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: gas strut X-Original-Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:36:06 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601ce5edd$bbdf25b0$339d7110$@swbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01CE5EB3.D3091DB0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac5e2hYyrDB/rdMBTy2s2kwKkpANCQ== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CE5EB3.D3091DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After talking to the manufacturer, I found that they make this strut custom, in batches, for Lancair. It is available nowhere else that I can find. The Mc-carr part has threaded male ends, so it would require a flat eyelet to be welded on or bolted on somehow. I can visualize how a deep nut with a flat tab could be fabricated, then reused, but why go to this trouble? How have you veterans adapted this strut? Also, does anyone have a simple solution to getting the nut tightened up in the wheelwell where only one hand can reach? Would a clevis pin with a spring clip be better? True, KCI puts a large markup on the parts, but we sure don't want them to go away or decide not to support older kits. Ed Gray ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CE5EB3.D3091DB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

After = talking to the manufacturer, I found that they make this strut custom, = in batches, for Lancair. It is available nowhere else that I can = find. The Mc-carr part has threaded male ends, so it would require = a flat eyelet to be welded on or bolted on somehow. I can = visualize how a deep nut with a flat tab could be fabricated, then = reused, but why go to this trouble? How have you veterans adapted = this strut? Also, does anyone have a simple solution to getting = the nut tightened up in the wheelwell where only one hand can = reach? Would a clevis pin with a spring clip be = better?

True, = KCI puts a large markup on the parts, but we sure don’t want them = to go away or decide not to support older kits. Ed = Gray

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