C172 with leaf springs
For all those drivers of older Cessna's with spring style gear get ready for a fright. Not sure about the other series as I have not checked yet but the u-bolts in my 172 are now called for replacement rather than just MPI inspection. The price (wait for it) over $500 each! Then ongoing replacement is 1000 hours or three years whichever comes first. A calendar life on such an item especially 3 years is unrealistic. Don't know if you will still have to MPI them every 500 hours. Looks like that RV8 empennage cant come soon enough. I agree with the inspections and that they are worthwhile but that price for two bolts at $1000 a pop every three years is a bridge too far. If Cessna thinks that they will create demand for parts or new airframes from this they are wrong. They will simply destroy the value of their product.