I have a spare set laying there - with belleville springs even! Problem is getting the old one off.
--- In [email protected], "bigbrownpi...@..." <bigbrownpi...@...> wrote: > > Finally, someone has a problem that I don't have! > > Wonder if you can find a new/used pair of oleos? > > --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote: > > > > 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! > > >
