I am 900 miles from my hangar, so I can't offer a photograph.  I built a
boxlike structure as a spacer over the bed of a $99 motorcycle lift from
Harbor Freight (aka Chinatown😉) here in the states. On top of the box, I
built a pivoting saddle with a long heavy crossbar, whose ends have U
shaped blocks with the top cut out to clear the gear leg. Those blocks are
bored on the top to accept the ends of the bolts and the nuts for the gear
leg attachment.  The purpose of the pivoting saddle is to keep the loads
even when the geometry changes as the bird is lifted with the tailwheel
still on the ground. I had to fiddle a bit with location of the crossbar to
assure equalization.

This has worked well for me on several occasions and is far more stable
than trying to use a single jack.

Hope you can make sense of this. It takes a thousand words to explain a
photograph. I am a man of few words, unfortunately.

Michael Stockhill
Far from Polson MT for the winter

On Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:18 PM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> wrote:

> As a follow-up I finally was able to remove the fuel drain. It is marked
> Curtis 1550. I have ordered two from SKY GEEK at about $17 each.
> Now in the meantime I am trying to figure out the process for jacking up
> and removing the wheel and brake assembly so I can resolve a leaking
> caliper.
> Kurt
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]>
> Date: Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 6:50 PM
> Subject: Fuel Drain
> To: <[email protected]>
>
>
> The fuel drain on the underside of #3660 is weeping. Does anyone have
> experience with replacing the drain valve as regards either manufacturers
> part number or the specification of thread size for a replacement? Are
> there any surprises when I go to remove the existing valve and install the
> new one?
> Many thanks
> Kurt
>

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