I guess I was not clear, the snap ring has nothing to do with my problem. My problem is that the center portion of the strut is frozen to the outer housing - in a compressed state. In all probability it got rusty, then on a landing it forced it up and stuck there.
--- In [email protected], BRIAN BARAGWANATH <baragwana...@...> wrote: > > once you remove the snap ring they should fall apart. > > Brian Baragwanath > N3085H > Cranland-28M > > --- On Sun, 5/23/10, Donald <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > From: Donald <dongen...@...> > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] MLG Problems, long post, Need Help! > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 5:20 PM > > > Fitting in with the MLG postings of late, I decidewd to jack mine up and put > in the spacers to raise my tail today. As I was taking thinga apart, I was > surprised to see there were already a set of spacers there. Strange, my tail > is pretty low. > I decided to measure my donut stack, three and 1/2 inches, although the > rubbers look as good as new. I jacked it up to measure again no load - still > three and a half! What the heck is going on here. I have a pair of > bellville spring equipped struts, measured them, and the stack is about four > and a 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. > Easy, just pull the top bolt out - whoops, I think you must have to pull the > wings to do that AND have some special wrenches, not what I wanted. I found > I could put a drift down thru between the wing and center section, and pound > on the top of the strut to try to beat the bottom part off. No luck, gave up > for the day and came home to get a bigger hammer - a LOT BIGGER hammer. I > may have to heat the outside of the strut to release it, probably burn up the > rubbers, and I don't even know for sure WHERE the sticking is! > Has anybody else had this problem? I could sure use an easy solution right > now. > No wonder I had such a devil of a time with smooth landings, darned thing had > NO spring action whatever! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >
