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My flying buddy is trying to remove one of his main gear legs on his J1.
Has anybody got any ideas of the best way to do this? He has the bolt out but it won't budge.

Mike S

I used a heat gun to get mine out, but then I got smart and talked to Mark.
I can't remember what he said to do, but it worked better than what I was
doing.....

Hi Mike
Put the axle back on and put a 2x4 over the axle stub and hit it with a 5
pound sledge or bigger. it will probably come off with a regular hammer. We
normally just twist ant pull with a little oil. Does he need a new leg? the
legs are $145 and we can make one up for him in a couple of days.
Happy Flying
Mark


In a message dated 7/31/2013 8:40:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
sadowin@yahoo.ca writes:




My flying buddy is trying to remove one of his main gear legs on his J1.
Has anybody got any ideas of the best way to do this? He has the bolt out
but it won't budge.

Mike S

Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply I will pass it on to him. He got an extra leg from you when he bought the plane.

Mike

what happened? what's a 2x4? this the same plane that had a hard landing with a trim tab problem and broke both legs?

really love the thought behind these replaceable fibreglass legs, more like the shinbone of a leg it seems. awesome design all the way, Mark.

rc

He hit something on the runway and put a small gouge in the leg. Since he already has a spare he is going to change it out.
A 2x4 is a piece of wood.

Mike S

A common dimension for framing lumber here in the states. A 2X4 starts out as rough saw cut from a sawmill that is 2” x 4”, but after it’s put through the planer to smooth it out and remove the splinters it winds up being 1 1/2” X 3 1/2”. Anyways, the wood is also usually fir, and a piece is real handy for smacking things around, or in this case, take the blows of the hammer and protect the steel axle from being bent