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Offline labatt67

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MLG inspection
« on: 13 July 2005, 04:37 »
Does anybody know the best way to get access to the main landing gear for an advance inspection? We found in the prepurchase inspection the limited access for that section so, we need your valuation.

Tanks

Nicholas

Offline Johan van Ravenzwaaij

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Re:MLG inspection
« Reply #1 on: 13 July 2005, 19:04 »
Okay, a step-by-step howto:

[ol][li]get a bracket or so, 1 metre high/1 metre width[/li]
[li]get a pillow or something soft[/li]
[li]remove the canopy[/li]
[li]buy at least four friends[/li]
[li]one person at the tail section[/li]
[li]the others near the cockpit[/li]
[li]Turn it upside down (note: the 90 degrees bank can be tricky)[/li]
[li]place the cockpit on the bracked and the pillow under the tail[/li]
[li]give your friends a soda (no alcohol because you need them later)[/li]
[li]eject the wheel and let some support the wheel; gravity is working against you[/li]
[li]disconnect the wheelbrake cable[/li]
[li]remove the axle[/li]
[li]rotate the wheel to the back[/li]
[li]wiggle the wheel to get it out of the brake notch[/li]
[/ol]
Et viola a clear view at the landing gear bay. Assamble it the lofi method (last out, first in)

Note: to get the wheel brake right, can be a pain in the ***. So don't forget to test the brake before turning over.

Post edited by: johan, at: 2005/07/13 14:07
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