Yes I did remove it without pulling the wings. I don't remember if this plane had center section inspection openings or not, or if the wing roots were uncovered or not. I did the annual for the chap who had been flying it with frozen landing gear for quite some time. :-(
Paul Were you able to get that top bolt out without removing the wings? It don't quite look possible. --- In [email protected], "Paul M. Anton" <pman...@...> wrote: > > 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. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
