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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 17:21:55 -0400
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
From: Marvin Kaye <marvkaye@olsusa.com>
Subject: IVP gear door sliders
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Posted for "scott turner" <atphiltec@msn.com>:

Recently as I recall there had been some discussion about problems with 
gear doors not closing properly and the problem was traced to the sliders.

On 9-18-01 Lancair put out a service bulletin # SB061-0918 saying the 1/8" 
thick slider should be replaced with one that is 1/4" thick. On the blue 
line print enclosed with the SB a callout NYLON points to the slider. As I 
recall 1/8" nylon was called out for the slider on the original print.

I confirmed that the slider material supplied in the kit is low density 
polyethylene, a far, far weaker and softer material than nylon. Furthermore 
in the directions for the new 1/4" thick nylon slider it calls out for a 
sharp bend to form the ramp. The fact is, nylon is hard to bend. This leads 
me to wonder if the new slider will be polyethylene as well.

I also wonder, were the original sliders nylon and somewhere along the way 
the plastic got inadvertently switched?  Or was it fora good reason?  It is 
a whole lot easier to replace a 1/8" part for another than cut out and 
replace for a 1/4" part.

Today I spoke with someone at Lancair technical and he was unaware of the 
SB but said he would look into the matter. I will pass on what I learn and 
if someone KNOWS they have nylon sliders and they have been working well, 
let us know.

Thanks   IVP  80%

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