I give up. The main tires are at 20, the nose at 15, still get 72-73 inches on tail height. I really wonder how many people have actually measured or leveled theirs. Surely I am not alone in this.
--- In [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > Very level concrete floor. Somewhere I read what the strut amount showing on > the front gear was, and mine was correct. I cannot recall the measurements > now. I am going out this morning with a tire pressure check, although the > main tires look OK. > Maybe a set of "Tundra Tires" on the mains is in order. > > --- In [email protected], Caliendo Dan <djcaliendo@> wrote: > > > > Is your front strut not going down as far as it should? That will lower the > > nose. > > Is the floor you plane is sitting on level? > > Dan C > > > > On May 25, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Donald wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I feel like that comic strip character with the black cloud raining on > > > him and following him around. > > > I got the used belleville struts with spacers all serviced and installed > > > today, let it down on its wheels again and could see the wingtips were > > > higher, hurried around to the tail with a tape measure, now it is 72 > > > inches tall, did not gain much. Window sill is not level either. I don't > > > know what is next, add more spacers? Is there a limit to spacers? I am > > > going to check main tire pressures tomorrow, maybe I can get some help > > > there. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would have to assume that the rusting happens on the upper exposed > > > > part of the piston over time and smooth landings. Then comes one of > > > > those teeth jarring landings, and the rusty piston is forced into the > > > > strut body with force - and it don't come back. Once stuck there with > > > > rust, it only gets worse with time. Just a guess, and I too was > > > > surprised with the number of people who have experienced this. > > > > Certainly an area to be checked often. > > > > For those who have not done it, taking the strut apart, leaving the > > > > piston on the wing, is a very quick and easy operation for anyone. > > > > Dressing the upper portion with some emery cloth if rusty could well > > > > keep you from being in the same shape I am in now. It is the old "stich > > > > in time saves nine" type thing. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Hartmut Beil" <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Dave . He has a used one pair ready, but he can't get the old one out! > > > > > Now there are already three folks on the list that had rusted solid > > > > > struts. > > > > > > > > > > I was under the impression that these struts could run low on fluid, > > > > > but rusting solid, that's new to me. > > > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: bigbrownpilot@ > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:33 AM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: MLG Problems, long post, Need Help! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
