Fairchild Club Forum

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What the best method of unscrewing the top cap?

Does the strut need to be compressed a little to remove the top cap, or can you just start removing it unloaded?

Thanks.'

'With a pin spanner/wrench - spring is at the bottom of the oleo.
Frank Cox

On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 at 19:52, dc871f@yahoo.com [fairchildclub] wrote:
 

What the best method of unscrewing the top cap?

Does the strut need to be compressed a little to remove the top cap, or can you just start removing it unloaded?

Thanks.

'

'But it doesnt need to be compressed to relieve any tension from the spring to disassemble?
Thank you.'

'No because the weight of the aircraft is sitting on the spring
Frank

On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 at 20:18, dc871f@yahoo.com [fairchildclub] wrote:
 
But it doesnt need to be compressed to relieve any tension from the spring to disassemble?
Thank you.

'

'Ok, thanks.
I guess I was thinking I would remove it from the airplane then disassemble.
But I guess loosening it with weight on it then removing will work as well.
Thanks'

' #ygrps-yiv-1549232172 {margin:0.7em;}#ygrps-yiv-1549232172 .ygrps-yiv-1549232172OECFntDef, #ygrps-yiv-1549232172 .ygrps-yiv-1549232172OECFntDef div {font-family:"Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt;} I changed mine some years ago.   I raised the airplane by the engine mounts and removed the legs (one at a time)  amd got some iron pipe to replace the legs with some drilling involved.   The size of the 4130 tubing is in the maintenance manual. (Long gone)   Then I put the old legs in a lathe and turned off the upper leg fittings.  really just surface cuts and the old upper leg fittings popped right out.   Welded the old upper leg fittings onto the new 4130.  The lower leg leathers or whatever they were, were fine.   Reassembled it all and it rode like a Caddilac.   Hope this helped.   Bob   --- New Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail replacement - get it here: https://www.oeclassic.com/      

----- Original Message ----- From: dc871f@yahoo.com [fairchildclub] Reply-To: To: Sent: 7/1/2019 2:40:55 PM Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 oleo  
Ok, thanks.
I guess I was thinking I would remove it from the airplane then disassemble.
But I guess loosening it with weight on it then removing will work as well.
Thanks

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'You lathed the cap? Seized?
What fluid did you use after rebuilding?'

'Ah, re-read your post.
Got it.
Thats pretty neat, I'm guessing when they were building these airplanes that just kept it simple.
I like it.'

'#ygrps-yiv-237770894 {font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;}I should have mentioned that I raised  it with a chain fall.
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: "Francis Cox frankjcox44@gmail.com [fairchildclub]"
Sent: Jul 1, 2019 2:22 PM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 oleo

 
No because the weight of the aircraft is sitting on the spring
Frank

On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 at 20:18, dc871f@yahoo.com [fairchildclub] wrote:
 
But it doesnt need to be compressed to relieve any tension from the spring to disassemble?
Thank you.

'

'What fluid did you use after rebuilding?
David'