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What fluid did you put in? Do you know if you have O rings or cups in there?
Kevin
From: Joe Loomis
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----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Sean,
It could be that the struts had not been kept full of the fluid.
I talked with one coupe owner, who didn't know that there was supposed to be oil in the struts, and evidently at annuals they were not checked. He had only air as the shock absorbing fluid rather than the oil.
So my hunch is that they were not kept full of oil.
As far as the list after filling. That is hard to understand as the fluid doesn't support the weight and acts only as a shock damper. One thought is that there may be sludge left from very old oil which plugged the small orifice thru which the oil squirts during compression.
By now the wings may have leveled through fluid equalization, or perhaps some cleaning of the piston orifice may be needed. Just an alternative thought.
Joe
At 06:40 PM 10/30/2003 -0600, aviators wro
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I'm new to Ercoupe technology, I was advised to check oil level and fill each strut. After checking each strut it appeared that they have no oil in them. I proceeded by filling each strut with the hydraulic oil, as a result one side has been raised substantially higher than other side. What has happened? Can I take the access oil out? I have been reading about Main Landing Gear on this website and owners manual, but I have not seen any thing. Please help!
Thanks
Sean
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