Die Spring Gear Struts - 100th and 101st sets shipped today
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm
Just some self serving spam !
Shipped the 100th and 101st pair of die spring struts today, that I've been
mfg'g since 1994 for the Rebel, some Renegades, a couple of Mirandas and a
few others.
I haven't had one customer contact me, after shipping, in regards to the
struts... so in the consumer market place that speaks volumes itself !
For those that have them... remember.. you should lubricate at least once a
year. Possibly a little more often if stored outside. A bit of oil down the
tube so it lubes the slider area between inner and outer tubes and a quick
spray of high pressure grease in the bolt slot behind the spring to keep it
lubed and moisture out.
Have a set here in the hangar on a customers airplane that were seized so
tight it took 4 tons force to pull them apart. Built in 1995 or 1996 and had
never been re-lubed on a stored outside aircraft
Bobp...when'd you do yours last... looked pretty dry yesterday! lol
Cheers,
Wayne O'Shea
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Shipped the 100th and 101st pair of die spring struts today, that I've been
mfg'g since 1994 for the Rebel, some Renegades, a couple of Mirandas and a
few others.
I haven't had one customer contact me, after shipping, in regards to the
struts... so in the consumer market place that speaks volumes itself !
For those that have them... remember.. you should lubricate at least once a
year. Possibly a little more often if stored outside. A bit of oil down the
tube so it lubes the slider area between inner and outer tubes and a quick
spray of high pressure grease in the bolt slot behind the spring to keep it
lubed and moisture out.
Have a set here in the hangar on a customers airplane that were seized so
tight it took 4 tons force to pull them apart. Built in 1995 or 1996 and had
never been re-lubed on a stored outside aircraft
Bobp...when'd you do yours last... looked pretty dry yesterday! lol
Cheers,
Wayne O'Shea
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