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FYI the brake fluid that is safe for natural rubber seals is often marked 'Girling' brake fluid. It's available in stores that cater to antique cars, particularly to British cars. Greg At 08:07 AM 2/10/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >Alan; The red stuff is Mil H 5606 hydraulic fluid, however, unless the >seals have been changed, it is supposed to be a vegetable oil base brake >fluid. The seals were natural rubber in all Coupes prior to SN 813. With the >strut extended, the fluid level is supposed to be at the "red" mark which is >approximately 11 inches below the top of that "snaky thing" you removed. When >in the static (read compressed as on taxi spring) position, the level is >supposed to be at the green mark (approximately 6 inches below the top of the >"snaky thing" > I have found that almost all of the nose struts I have worked on show >wear on the brass bushing at the bottom of the strut (held in by those 4 >little screws you see) which costs about $100. Sometimes the upper bumper >disintegrates ( it is a large rubber washer under the fitting that "snaky >thing" screws in to. About 1/2 of the struts have needed a new seal on the >piston assembly. > I recommend that you read Service Memorandum No. 41, before you take >anything apart. The strut itself is easy to remove after you have taken out >the two bolts that hold it in the engine mount, but getting everything >disassembled is not quite so easy. >Lynn Nelsen >========================================================================= ===== >To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm >Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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