Yesterday I found a problem with the Bellview springs on an Alon. I was looking at the aircraft to raise the tail height from 68" up to the design
height of 75". I discovered that someone had put a rubber washer, which looks about like one of the Coupe rubber doughnuts cut in half, on top of the stack of springs. When I pulled the right one apart, I found that there were only 6 springs installed, and only one of them was serviceable. Four of the springs had come apart, or started to. The center piece of the top spring had become wedged on the tube and had worn a groove in the tube. I was able to restore the tube to a useable condition. The service manual says the springs need no service, but it looks like they need to be taken apart occasionally and the tube cleaned and lubricated where the springs work. I will check after installing the 7 new springs to see if a spacer is still needed to raise the tail. Has anyone else found this problem? This aircraft is a 1967 model with about 2400 hours TT. I believe it was used in a flight school for the first couple of years of its life. Lynn Nelsen N99387 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Keep up with breaking news! Join our Hot Topics list. http://www.topica.com/lists/breakingnews/t/12
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