Hi Luc,
Redux will ''let go'' when heated, take the bolts out, grind [dremel] as
much of the Redux away as you can to begin with.
Tie / chock the fuselage so it can not move forward, get webbing straps on
the top and bottom members of the frame hooked to a car or something heav
y.
You need 4 pieces of steel bar that are a tight fit in the mount tubes, th
at stick out the front by about 4'' when fully inserted.
Mask the fuselage areas close to the exposed bars with box card / alloy fo
il / sheet steel WHY and get the bars hot with a propane [ or prefereably
an acetalyne] torch.
Have wet towels ready to cool any areas of the tunnel you see getting war
m, but with a fast application of heat to the 4 bars the Redux will go sof
t and with tension on the webbing straps, tap with a soft hammer, the fram
e will come out forwards.
Keep the frame square as it moves forward, otherwise it may jam up.
When it is out, quench the tunnel area with the wet towels.
Nev.
-----Original Message-----
From: Luc Michaud <rambug@gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 3:56
Subject: Europa-List: Need help with removal of landing gear frame
While my engine is unmounted for some work, I would like to tend to the co
rrosion issues of my plane.
Among others, I would like to remove the landing gear frame to get it sand
blasted and powdercoated. However, it's not only held in place by 8 bolts
, but also by a green-ish cement, which I presume is a mixture of Redux an
d flox.
Is there any trick to ease the removal of this frame ? Any way to soften
the cement without damage the fuselage ?
Luc
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