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Re: Bungee Installation
We actually started doing the bungees last night (finally) and we found that what was in there was the AN5-15 in the bottom but AN5-17 in the top with two washers on the head side and one on the nut side. The AN5-15 is too short to fit in the upper position. Unfortunately we didn't have replacement AN5-16 bolts (thought we did) so we couldn't see how that would fit but we should be able to find them locally today and know for sure. Definitely want to use new bolts.
Thinking we should maybe replace the gear bolts while we have the plane up in the air and off of the gear.
“Seek advice but use your own common sense.”
― Yiddish Proverb
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Re: Bungee Installation
Originally Posted by
smcnutt
Thinking we should maybe replace the gear bolts while we have the plane up in the air and off of the gear.
I did, the AN6 bolts didn't look too bad but they were undrilled and my IA wanted drilled. Yeah, I know Piper used undrilled back in the day. It can be a pain doing it by yourself, my one gear leg was easy, the other one, not so much.
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Re: Bungee Installation
Originally Posted by
Jim Hann
I did, the AN6 bolts didn't look too bad but they were undrilled and my IA wanted drilled. Yeah, I know Piper used undrilled back in the day. It can be a pain doing it by yourself, my one gear leg was easy, the other one, not so much.
I was thinking there was a SB about these landing gear bolts but maybe I'm thinking of the fork bolts instead.
“Seek advice but use your own common sense.”
― Yiddish Proverb
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Re: Bungee Installation
What bungees Would put in a 20/22 160
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Administrator
Re: Bungee Installation
As stiff as they have been in recent years I would probably install 1080s.
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Re: Bungee Installation
I put 1080's on a Colt last year and they still will jar your teeth out while taxiing. The bungee quality has gone to the far extremes in the past few years.
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Re: Bungee Installation
Originally Posted by
Rick-CAS
I put 1080's on a Colt last year and they still will jar your teeth out while taxiing. The bungee quality has gone to the far extremes in the past few years.
So go with the 1080 and not 1080hd? Just dont want them to sag. Right now the gear sag is prett bad, however the bungees are probably 30+ years old at least. IMG_5352.jpg
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Re: Bungee Installation
I would go with straight 1080's.
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Re: Bungee Installation
1080 it is !!! Next question anyone have a bungee buddy i could rent ?
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Re: Bungee Installation
Originally Posted by
Rick-CAS
I put 1080's on a Colt last year and they still will jar your teeth out while taxiing. The bungee quality has gone to the far extremes in the past few years.
Agree with that statement, mine were holding gear up tight afer 4-5 years when I dropped it at Steve's almost 2 years ago
Had them put 1080HD on as per spec
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