Fw: [fairchildclub] Removal of gland 43240 from top of landing gear
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:09 pm
'I would suggest packing the aluminum end with dry ice and heating the steel around the aluminum. Several cycles then after getting cold with dry ice, then you might try the spanner and hammer routine. This is with the assumption that the gland screws into the steel internally.
Cy Galley - Chair,
Air Emergency Aircraft Repair
A Service Project of Chapter 75
EAA Safety Programs Editor - TC
EAA Sport Pilot
Cy Galley - Chair,
Air Emergency Aircraft Repair
A Service Project of Chapter 75
EAA Safety Programs Editor - TC
EAA Sport Pilot
'----- Original Message -----
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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