Cy Galley - Chair,
Air Emergency Aircraft Repair
A Service Project of Chapter 75
EAA Safety Programs Editor - TC
EAA Sport Pilot
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From: danMichael
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Removal of gland 43240 from top of landing gear cylinder on F-24
Lucky:
> I am unable to remove the aforementioned gland. It is aluminum and
> has two
> holes, into which a spanner wrench can be inserted. I have put a lot
> of
> WD40 on it but it will not budge. I added a little heat, from a
> torch, to
> the threaded collar but the heat transferred to the aluminum so fast
> that I
> did not get the result that I had hoped for.
> I would appreciate and advice. If I destroyed these glands, does
> anyone know if replacements are available?
I was faced by the same problem last year. I was able to loosen the
gland nuts by placing the struts in a soft-jawed vice and tapping the
pin spanner with a hammer. I was nervous about it, but there was no
damage in my case.
I dont know if replacements are available, but they can be machined
from stock. People have made replacements that use bronze bushings and
a modern seal design rather than the original duck-and-rubber nested
packing, which I was not able to locate.
Good luck,
:Dan
:NC81323
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