The dribble down the outside is not the problem other than looking bad. The piston and cylinder will have a light coating of brake fluid on it as well, with the same rusting. Then after getting a good coat of rust, the first landing will stick them in the compressed state, making them solid instead of springs. Frequent use would probably wash the rust down into the fluid each time, not my choice of happening either. After they stick, the rust continues to seal the piston to the cylinder, so far I have been unable to pull them apart.
--- In [email protected], William R. Bayne <ercog...@...> wrote: > > > This is not unavoidable. > > 1. Oleos in good condition do NOT eject fluid. It is instead forced > up into the piston. That which comes out after servicing (and/or after > the first few subsequent landings) should be wiped off rather than > allowed to sit and eat. > > 2. DOT 5 Silicone fluid is not aggressive like this. > > 3. Sand or bead blast the exterior followed by properly mixed and > applied Stitts epoxy primer. Finish with a hign quality industrial > epoxy paimt like Deft. Bulletproof. You can see identical results on > any steel ship in salt water that is not properly prepared before > painting and/or otherwise neglected. One doesn't take the ship out of > salt water, for that is what it is built for ;<) > > Regards, > > WRB > > -- > > On Jun 21, 2010, at 14:05, Don and Geneda wrote: > > > [Attachment(s) from Don and Geneda included below] >
