REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
Alex Balic
velocity_pilot at verizon.net
Mon Mar 10 18:10:55 CDT 2008
John-
You need to push the piston down into the cylinder to get some clearance,
then feel the inside of the snap ring groove to see if there are any
protrusions- if you force the piston out through any burr, it will damage
the piston- it should slide right out, might catch when the o-ring goes into
the snap ring groove, but not too much- I noticed that the snap ring grooves
are not that well machined on these cylinders, there is almost certainly a
burr there- you can hone it down and then slide the piston out.
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jon Bachman
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:26 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
Yes the washer and seal behind the snap came out with a good tug, but that's
all I could get it to do.
Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of steve korney
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:38 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
Jon...
The pump puts out over 1500lbs. per sq. in. and that's a lot more then your
compressor.... Did the washer and seal come out after the snap ring...?
Best... Steve
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> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:50:22 -0600
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
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> I'll check in better light than I had last night. I tried shop air and
some firm quick yanks and it didn't budge. The seals were leaking and
causing the pump to cycle.
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> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of steve korney
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:36 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
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> Check to see if there is a burr on the snap ring groove... That might be
holding it in...
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> Best... Steve
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> From: jbachman at zianet.com
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:50:13 -0600
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Actuator
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> I tried to disassemble my RG STD main gear actuator to replace the seals
last night and ran into a dead end. I removed the snap ring at the end
where the actuator shaft exits the cylinder and could not extract the
piston. Is there something that I'm missing?
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