REFLECTOR: Door Gas Springs

[Michael Watson]

John,

If you have the original set up which pushes the upper rear end up when the
door is closed, I would
suggest that you convert it to the new setup. I purchased the kit from Scott
at velocity and the difference
in closing the door is amassing. When opened they stay up even when taxing
in high wing condition.
The mounting points are different and the shocks are much longer. The kit
includes 2 brackets, 2 new
shocks 4 screws and instructions.

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 8:09 AM, <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> My gas springs weren't holding the doors open, so I replaced the springs
> with ones that were 70 psig (10 psi greater).  The pilot side worked great,
> but the copilot door distorted when I tried to close it.  I recall someone
> else having that problem and deciding that the spring pressure was too
> great.  At first I thought that also, but since the pilot door was fine, I
> investigated further and found that the door was distorting because the ends
> of the new spring are larger than the old one and didn't fit between the
> door and the fuselage.  So I removed a little fiberglass to make room and
> now the door closes fine.  Just wanted to pass that along for anyone else
> trying to use different springs.
>
> John
>
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-- 
Mike W.
1997 Velocity Elite RG
Franklin /IVO Electric CS
Dual GRT EFIS HX Synthetic Vision
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