>Would anybody happen to know whether the strut inside the donuts can make it >feel rough when landing? My tail height is fine, but the plane is just >impossible to land smoothly! My neighbors is amazingly smooth, like you >can't feel it touch, but mine always feels like an impact when I touch down. >All that I can figure is that the struts are bad or the rubber donuts have >somehow turned stiff.
Hey Glen: Just happened to be checking the AD's on my coupe, one noted your hard landing condition. The AD for the rear spar reenforcement stated that the spar cracked due to hard landings as a result of improper fluid or no fluid in the main gear strut. I would start your hunt with the main gear strut. Best way I found to do a quick check: Jack the main off the ground and compress the gear several times, by hand. You should get significate resistance, if you don't then you will need to add fluid. I would suggest at that point to taking the strut off and doing a could cleaning also. May need to replace the seals. Its not a big job, its a good way to spend half a day. Jacking the gear up can be a pain. I put a bar thru the knee joint of the gear and use it to set the jack. That allows the wheel and the strut to move freely. Good luck. Jack __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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