REFLECTOR: Aro-Tek Nose gear door cylinder

[Peter Braswell]

FWIW,
I went with the mechanical solution from Ken Mishner.  Getting the geometry
right is a little trial and error, but it seems to work just fine.
 Disclaimer: I'm not flying yet.

-Peter

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On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Jones Nick <nick.jones at volvo.com> wrote:

> I switched over to the mechanical for space reasons. I needed the space in
> the keel where the sequence valve was mounted. When I removed the cylinder,
> it had just started leaking. If you are careful about the installation, the
> mechanical seems to be simpler. I cannot say too much as mine is not flying
> yet, but from a maintenance standpoint, it sure cleans up the plumbing and
> simplifies the installation, and saves weight to boot!****
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> Best regards,****
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> Nick and Connie Jones****
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> Velocity XL-RG****
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> 99% done 90% to go****
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Darrell & Nora Kufalk
> *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2012 8:14 PM
> *To:* reflector at tvbf.org
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Aro-Tek Nose gear door cylinder****
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> My Aro-Tek nose gear door cylinder started leaking about a month ago.  I
> called Velocity parts today and they said they can’t get rebuild kits these
> older style cylinders any more.  I took it apart tonight and there are
> special piston and rod seals in it.  I was hoping for just a few o-rings.*
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> I wanted to switch over to the mechanical actuator system but Scott Swing
> talked me out of it a while back.  He said it’s not perfected yet.  What
> are my other options?****
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> Darrell****
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