Maintenance Questions

On Jun 24, 8:34 pm, "C. Massey" wrote:
Cousin has a glider and said that he needs to add fluid in compass.

Is this something that can be done? If so, can he do it or does an A&P have
to do it? What is the fluid?

Also, he is also wanting to replace the tubing between the pitot tube and
the instrument. Again, can he do this or does an A&P have to do it?

Thanks...

BTW: After making the mistake once, I would never again "add fluid" to
a compass and replace the seals. After buying a total of 4 kits and
paying almost 5 hours in labor my compass no longer leaks again. For
about 1/2 that price I could have just bought a new compass. It seems
as though the body of the compass warps over the years and getting a
solid seal becomes very, very difficult.

-Robert