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royengelke(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:46 am Post subject: Main Gear Bungees (601 HDS) |
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After over 550 landings my main gear bungees are starting to stretch. The nose gear bungee has already been replaced.
Is there "any way" to replace the main gear bungies without removing the lower bearing support and the dreaded seven bolts per side that are virtually impossible to remove and reinstall?
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planejim(at)bellsouth.net
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:32 pm Post subject: Main Gear Bungees (601 HDS) |
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Roy,
I'm curious, how much does your airplane weigh and how old is it. My 601 HD
(EW 641 lbs) is nine years old and has 699 landings (500.3 hrs) and the main
gear bungees have the outer covering frayed but are not stretching at all
yet. I replaced the nose gear bungee because it was frayed when it had 304.8
hrs and 432 landings. Had to use a razor blade to cut it to get it off. I
should have left it on there some longer because it had not begun to stretch
at all and still had full bungee effect; just looked bad. The one on there
now actually looks worse than the one I took off. I am using the 1080HD
bungees supplied by ZAC. The new one on the nose gear actually let the top
gear plate set slightly higher than the one I removed. I.E. don't change
them before you need to.
As for the problem of removing and reinstalling those dreaded bolts, now
everyone knows why I took the time and effort to install nutplates on strips
that will make this job easy when I have to do it. Back when I wrote an
article for the Zenith Newsletter years ago describing how I did it, even
Chris H. questioned why I went to the expense and effort. I'm a retired A
I know airplanes require maintenance!
It seems to me you are probably going to have to use one of the processes
such as grease, tape and bent wrenches that most folks talk about. Those who
are still building A/C with bungee gear take heed! If you keep it long
enough you will have to work on it!
Jim Hoak
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d3dw(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject: Main Gear Bungees (601 HDS) |
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the nutplate strips is a great idea. Wish I has done that.
However, the most difficult thing to deal with in the process of working with the dreaded bolts is one's impatience. If you get past that, then it is not a tough job. don walker
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