I need to be schooled on Bungie/Hydrsorb Maintenance . When I pre-flight my plane I always give a good yank on the landing gear just to check integrity and I have noticed the left gear seems a bit more giving, or soft that the right gear. I believe its time to replace my Bungies and maybe hydrosorb.
I landed at Blythe this Sunday on the way to Havasu and did a power 180 to park the plane. After getting out I noticed the left tire was sitting more level or maybe even sagging. I looked underneath and the gear was about 1/2-3/4 inch lower than the right side.
I do know this is the suspension and suspected it was because I had just did that park job and put all the weight on the left side. Once I had the plane back in the hanger it sits with both tires towed in which is correct.
But, I need advice on when these need to be replaced, If its still safe to fly with this, the best recommended way to lift the aircraft, and .......maybe a shop in SoCal that has experience changing these.
Do I go ahead and order the two 1080HD cords and hydrosorb from Aircraft Spruce, or just the cords and wait to see if the hydrosorb is bad ?
399 for the hydrosorb. I dont mind buying it now
Advice please
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