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Old 4th November 2006 | 21:20
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barit1
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
They do not work very well in the PA28 Piper Warrior though, the centre torque links on the undercarriage had a hollow one with a grease nipple built in the end to lubricate the centre off the torque link, unfortunatly when it fails there is no mechanical stop ...
This is either a design problem, or a manufacturing problem in the bolt. There's no reason why the concept is unsound - it's the attention to detail that counts.
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