X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:48:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com ([24.93.47.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1072361 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:35:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.93.47.43; envelope-from=toucan@Satx.rr.com Received: from VAIO (cpe-24-243-1-103.satx.res.rr.com [24.243.1.103]) by ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k3ILXcfD023349 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:33:39 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <001001c6632f$bc1e1a60$6701f318@VAIO> From: "James Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Installing gas springs X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:33:29 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C66305.D2EB2550" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C66305.D2EB2550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm having fits getting the gas springs installed on the main gear = legs of my Legacy. I can't remember how I did it on my last one, and no = amount of head-scratching has produced inspiration this time. For as = commonly as gas springs are used in automotive and other applications, = you'd think it wouldn't be hard to come up with an installation tool for = them. I've googled all over the place, searched McMaster-Carr and = various gas spring companies, plus crunching various tool companies' web = sites. Nada. Anyone have any good tricks? Jim Cameron Boerne, TX ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C66305.D2EB2550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    I'm having fits getting the gas = springs=20 installed on the main gear legs of my Legacy.  I can't remember how = I did=20 it on my last one, and no amount of head-scratching has produced=20 inspiration this time.  For as commonly = as gas=20 springs are used in automotive and other applications, you'd think = it=20 wouldn't be hard to come up with an installation tool for them.  = I've=20 googled all over the place, searched McMaster-Carr and various gas = spring=20 companies, plus crunching various tool companies' web sites. =20 Nada.
    Anyone have any good = tricks?
 
Jim Cameron
Boerne, TX
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