"Gus Cabre" wrote in message
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I have a sticky main strut in my Pa-28-151. My engineer has suggested
changing the o-rings and valves of both struts. I was curious about the
whole structure and have looked everywhere in the internet with no luck Any
suggestions where I could find them?

Gus


Dear All,

Thanks for the replies.

Jay, I live in England and this winter is turning out to be quite warmish.
So it's not the cold this time. In fact, she started sticking last summer.
But as mentioned, by jiggling it before taxying, or just turning around bend
on the way to the active, she would unstick. It wasn't a real problem until
just before Xmas. As I was getting in, a friend jumped on. We are both
biggish and I felt that strut give way. It sunk more than normal.

The inspection has revealed that it practically lost all its nitrogen. And
now there is a tiny leak.

A friend of mine, an engineer for the UK PFA, something like your EAA, had a
look and reckons the o-rings have "gone". He suggests changing them and the
valve (!?). Hence, I will take it to my engineer but wanted to read more
about the thing.

Once again, thanks for your help.

Gus
EGWE