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Jan, I think the two solutions are pretty well the same... the cup probably improves damping with regular hydraulic fluid....the use of gear oil combined with the o-ring probably makes up in a different way for the innadequacy of the o-ring seal. When I jack up the plane and see how things are working I will decide which route I shall go. Thanks Steve Finkelman Forney F1 Jon Page wrote: > Steve. > > Now I understand how the cup would work. I guess by a 4-28 tap you mwean > 1/4- 28 ? I don't know if you read what I had gone into before about > using gear oil in the strut or not. I suggest you jack the plane up, > let the wheel hang down, get down under and lift the wheel up by hand . > I found with hydraulic oil there was next to no damping action. With > gear oil it gives much better damping. You should feel a much slower > action as you lift. Don't forget how hard the wheel is pushed up on a > good hard landing. Several people have told me they have gone to gear > oil and been very pleased with the results. As I'm sure you know, the > oil has nothing to do with holding the plane up, it's only there to damp > those solid landings. Try the hand lift test and you might be > surprised, as I was, how little damping cusion there was with thin oil. > Sorry to all you old die hards who will stick with the specified oil > even if it breaks the gear off on a stiff landing. > > > Jon Page > > FLAK MAGNET 415-C > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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