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'Hi guys, I need help. I'm searching for n° 4 p/n 43260 linear packing
ring for my UC-61A oleo
struts. If the packings aren't availables I will accept any suggestions.
Thanks again.
Sandro Pagliarin
Italy'

'Sandro:

> Hi guys, I need help. I'm searching for n° 4 p/n 43260 linear packing
> ring for my UC-61A oleo struts. If the packings aren't availables I
> will accept any suggestions.

I dont know where you can find main gear packing these days. When
mine started leaking, I was able to get them to seal again by
simmering them in hot hydraulic fluid which softened them up. I
believe some people have replaced the original split cones with
propellor shaft packing that you can get at a marine supply store.
Others have replaced the original strut seals with a more modern
design but this requires some custom fabrication.

Good luck,

:Dan Michael
:NC81323

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'Dan has posted a good idea. In addition you may be able to spiral a
coil of teflon packing. It is slippery and won't hang up the gear o
extension. Shouldn't need very much squeeze at all. Packing like
this...

http://www.usseal.com/utex/packings/

Scroll down to the Teflon packings.This is basically an extension of
Dan's suggestion of marine stuffing box packing.


--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "belvasandro"
wrote:

>
> Hi guys, I need help. I'm searching for n° 4 p/n 43260 linear

packing

> ring for my UC-61A oleo
> struts. If the packings aren't availables I will accept any

suggestions.

> Thanks again.
> Sandro Pagliarin
> Italy
>

'