Since I just went through this, maybe I can help. Mine gear has fairings with lights which have to be removed on each gear. Then I jacked up one wheel by putting a steel rod (I used the lug wrench from my car) through the "knee joint" and lifted on the free end of the steel rod with my floor jack. Keep the jack on the inside of the gear leg so the tire can lower without the jack being in the way. After I got the tire off the floor, I removed the nut and bolt from the lower end of the strut. At this point the strut is loose but it won't come off because of interference with the tire. On mine I just kept jacking up and as the wheel came down and forward I eventually had clearance to remove the lower part of the strut with all the do-nuts on it. The do-nuts are compressed and retained on the strut with a keeper, and it all comes off with the lower part. The part of the strut you remove also has fluid in it, so be prepared to store it upright or dump the fluid into a container. I didn't have to remove the stop which limits the down travel of the gear. Now your new spacer can be slid up to the top of the upper part of the strut which is left hanging there and the allen set screw tightened. If you have a new O-ring seal, put it on the upper part and when the lower strut is slid back on, be careful not to damage it. You'll need a new cotter pin for the lower end of the strut and some new fluid is probably a good idea. And of course a 337 is required. Well, I suppose I have forgotten a step or two, but you get the idea. It isn't a really tough job. And the plane definitely looks better and lands better. I haven't ballooned a landing since!! Wayne Hannah, N3544H, Shelton, WA
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