The builder did not properly adjust my nose gear hydraulic cylinder. This caused a failure of the upper mount. Fortunately, fiberglass is typically easy to repair.
Lancair 300 series airplanes are the absolute easiest airplanes to work on. Remove top engine cowl, canopy, and header tank (45 min.) and its like working on s workbench. From engine to avionics, brakes, controls… It is an hobbyists dream…
I've become quite proficient at lifting the canopy / header tank up by myself. I can raise it up about about foot and flip the header up. Gives me plenty of room to work on things up there, and only takes me about 30 minutes to do it.
I've made this repair to 2 airplanes. It can also fail from the extended length being incorrect also. Meaning, the actuator is too long. It blows the mounting plate out the top, just like pulling it down out the bottom. Make sure that with hydraulics powered up, the bolt should just slip into the rod end on the over center link.
Thanks, Tom! I actually had to grind off about 1/16" of the thread to get it to be proper, but it's good now. The bolt slides in when down, and when it's retracted there is just a tad of wiggle left in the gear going up so I know the cylinder isn't pulling on anything but itself when closed.
So glad I found your channel. There is not enough content on Lancair planes. I (kinda) have two things in common with you. I’m in Arizona (base at Mesa Falcon Field), flying often to the airports between Phoenix and Tucson. And I own what I like to call my Baby Lancair 320- a Skystar Pulsar III with 120 hp. I’m subscribed and will look at your whole content library 😎🎩♠️
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Lancair 300 series airplanes are the absolute easiest airplanes to work on.
Remove top engine cowl, canopy, and header tank (45 min.) and its like working on s workbench.
From engine to avionics, brakes, controls… It is an hobbyists dream…
I've become quite proficient at lifting the canopy / header tank up by myself. I can raise it up about about foot and flip the header up. Gives me plenty of room to work on things up there, and only takes me about 30 minutes to do it.
I've made this repair to 2 airplanes. It can also fail from the extended length being incorrect also. Meaning, the actuator is too long. It blows the mounting plate out the top, just like pulling it down out the bottom. Make sure that with hydraulics powered up, the bolt should just slip into the rod end on the over center link.
Thanks, Tom! I actually had to grind off about 1/16" of the thread to get it to be proper, but it's good now. The bolt slides in when down, and when it's retracted there is just a tad of wiggle left in the gear going up so I know the cylinder isn't pulling on anything but itself when closed.
So glad I found your channel. There is not enough content on Lancair planes. I (kinda) have two things in common with you. I’m in Arizona (base at Mesa Falcon Field), flying often to the airports between Phoenix and Tucson. And I own what I like to call my Baby Lancair 320- a Skystar Pulsar III with 120 hp. I’m subscribed and will look at your whole content library
😎🎩♠️
Welcome! I'm sure I'll see you at the various fly-ins. I'm planning on going to Coolidge on Dec 2.