Gerbil Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hello, Does anyone have a main landing gear spring tool I could rent? Gerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 You may not need one for the main gear... https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q=Gear tools&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_and_or=and -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 If you're talking about the tool that enables you to remove the main springs that go into the wing, you really don't need it. Buy a bunch of cheap washers that are about the thickness of a quarter (1/4 or 5/16" bolt size works well). Or just use a bunch of quarters and go wash your car after the project is done. Push those quarters into the spring. That will keep the spring under tension/extension. That will allow you to remove the spring from the gear leg and reinstall it after you're done. Lower the landing gear and all the quarters will drop out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbil Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I will give the washer trick a try. Thank you. Gerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasturepilot Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 4/7/2020 at 4:05 PM, Andy95W said: If you're talking about the tool that enables you to remove the main springs that go into the wing, you really don't need it. Buy a bunch of cheap washers that are about the thickness of a quarter (1/4 or 5/16" bolt size works well). Or just use a bunch of quarters and go wash your car after the project is done. Push those quarters into the spring. That will keep the spring under tension/extension. That will allow you to remove the spring from the gear leg and reinstall it after you're done. Lower the landing gear and all the quarters will drop out. Thanks, Andy. Used this last week for the right main, and will do the left main this week. That was a big help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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