I had this problem a couple of years ago. I could NOT separate the oleo on either landing gear. I wound up replacing both oleos. When I took a hacksaw to the oleos and pressed them apart with my hydraulic press, I found that they had frozen up due to rust. At some time the plane had been in high water and the oleos had rusted up solid.
I hope you have luck getting yours apart. Cheers: Paul N1431A 2AZ1 www.indianhillsairpark.com quarter inches! I decide to take things apart to see what is going on, drop the bottom bolt, swing the strut back to pull it off - and it won't move! Now I understand why the rubbers are compressed - the strut is froze solid in a compressed state! Take the other side off, same thing.
