Fairchild Club Forum

'Bob & Ileen Waldron,- We use motorcycle shock oil, medium grade and it works
just fine. I expect to hear from Bob what the size of the seals are on the 24-K
and then I would e-mail the information back to him as promised. Bruce

Bob & Ileen Waldron wrote:

> Bruce and Bob,
>
> I also have a ...

'Bob, we get our oleo packing from Wriason Seals Limited at 1824 Pandora Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V5L-1M5 Tel. 604-251-3554 or Fax 604-251-6162 Gerry is the manager [ can't remember his last name] but he is a very knowledgeable chap and helpful. Our 1936 C8E uses 2 1-1/4" x 2-1/8" vee fabric ...

'Richard, has there been any further action by Jim Stewart re Warner 145 pistons. We
are interested. Thanks Bruce

OldOOwl@aol.com wrote:

> I too need Warner 145 pistons...have tried to find a manufacturer...Jim
> Stewart in Phoenix makes pistons and said he might be able to. Needs to know ...

'Dan, have you found your main gear oleo strut chevron packing yet? We have a very good local supplier here. Seals and packings are their bread and butter. Let me know. Bruce

f24r46@mindspring.com wrote:

> Does anyone have a source for the packing in the main landing gear oleo struts? One of ...

'Our thanks to all those members who took time to reply to our e-mails re
the above. We have found what we were searching for along with
suggestions which can only help us down the line. Once again thankyou
all for your help.Bruce Guest'

'Melvyn,
Nice to hear from you. We agree with you he is a real gentle man and we
hope to meet one day. Regards Bruce Guest

Melvyn Hiscock wrote:

> >George,
> > We really appreciate your information re the proper torgue and
> >also a source
> >for the base nuts. We have already talked to ...

'George,
We really appreciate your information re the proper torgue and also a source
for the base nuts. We have already talked to HD and are preparing an order for some
additional items. So we thankyou very much for taking the time to send us an e-mail.
Regards Bruce

GOLSONKY@aol.com wrote ...

'Thanks John will follow your suggestion. Bruce

John Ellis wrote:

> Find automotive supply house that can order from Pioneer Products. They have
> connecting rod bolts and nuts for almost everything in automotive. You
> should be able to look at the size listing in the catalogue and find ...

'Thanks Cy for the info, will give it a try. Bruce

Cy Galley wrote:

> This is a wild guess. Have you tried rod bolt nuts for a old Ford flat head?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: b guest
> To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:30 PM
> Subject ...

'Can anyone supply the following ;
3/8"-24 steel hex nuts to these dimentions:
.506 or 1/2" across the flats,
.344 or 11/32" in height,.
.085 or 3/32" wall thickness
The bottom of the nut is undercut about a 1/32" all around to give the
effect of a washer.

These are the original dimentions ...