OK, now I need plans for a strut STRETCHER! I think something with some
allthread should do the trtick. I want to see just what these were doing on
the insides.-- In [email protected], thesu...@... wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Concerning those bolts you just removed, if they look like the one on
> the left in the attached picture, I removed those some years ago and
> replaced them with new hardware. I think it was Lee at Skyport that
> sent me new replacement bolts which now had a more user friendly hex
> head. You might check with them, it might make the job a little easier.
>
> For what it's worth, though not magic, Corrosion X has helped me a time
> or two to loosen stuff up.
>
> While on the subject, I think someone asked a while ago how we compress
> the stack when servicing the main struts. If you don't have access to
> the more civilized techniques suggested, the tool on the right side of
> the attached pic is what I built and use to remove and replace the
> donuts.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
> Don said: if I can figure out just how to put the bolt back in the
> upper end and how to get the nut started after that.
>
