Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
I don’t have one to look at. Are the Piper bolt heads marked with standard markings?
Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
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I don’t have one to look at. Are the Piper bolt heads marked with standard markings?
Piper stamped them, dont know what univair bolts look like
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Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
What about forks, is there more than one type to choose from which fit the struts from univair?
Should these spacers be replaced as well?
U15631 - 002 Spacers - Lift strut fitting - Front spar
U15631 - 003 Spacers - Lift strut fitting - Rear spar
Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
The 15631-002 spaces the aileron pulley bracket. It is also used on the front spar where the Compression strut attaches No stress on the spacer, so unless corrosion or other damage, no reason to change it. the 15631-3 is used where the compression strut attaches to the rear spar. Again, no stress on these parts as they just space things out. If no corrosion or other damage, no reason to replace.
If you are ordering new struts, they should come with new forks.
Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
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Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
Hi again, so we delayed ordering the new struts until now.
I am trying to be thorough because it will be shipped far and I want to skip waiting for an item I forgot or ordered incorrectly.
Do you know if the white bushings come with the struts? I understand new forks are included.
What I have on my list is:
2X U85559-002 UNIVAIR REAR LIFT STRUT
2X U85558-002 UNIVAIR FRONT LIFT STRUT
4X U82141-000 UNIVAIR LIFT STRUT CLEVIS BOLT
4X AN320-6 SHEAR CASTLE NUT
And I have these tiedowns, is there anything better/lighter I should consider instead of these? I use the tiedowns few times each summer when camping.
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Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
The bushings prt#15631-002 do not come with the struts. I would get new strut attach hardware besides the 13241 bolts, AN320-6 nuts and AN380-3-3 cotter pins while I was at it. Front strut hardware AN5-27A bolt, AN365-524 nut and AN960-516 washer. Rear strut AN5-14A bolt, AN365-524 nut and AN960-516 washer. All shown on drawing 11939. I always remember something right after the order has shipped.
This is a great tie down if you have to be outside in a bad storm. Kinda a pain to install on a covered wing though.https://fadodge.com/aircraft-tiedowns/
Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
New 40081 snap rings for the 40071 fairleads might be a good idea as well. A lot of them are rusty.
Re: Ordering sealed struts and some things for the annual on my PA16 Clipper
https://www.univair.com/piper/piper-...bolt-kit/Thank you for the help Steve :) This helps me a lot!
I had the drawings on a usb stick that I ordered a year ago but didnt make a copy of the files and now the stick is unreadable. I am waiting for a reply from the swpc on that.
hah, and then I saw this bolt kit https://www.univair.com/piper/piper-...trut-bolt-kit/
makes things easier