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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:28 am
by Flyboy
No P-ponk ,my gear box is stock. I have been thinking of the modification though.
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:02 pm
by hilltop170
Back to the original question about who repairs landing gear,
Jim Hayton, North Sound Aviation
30578 Walberg Rd.
Seedro Wooley, WA 98284
360-661-3302
Jim repairs, straightens, NDT inspects, shot peens, heat treats, primes, paints, yellow tags and returns Cessna spring gear to the original Cessna specs.
He has repaired thousands of gear legs over the past 30+ years. Probably has more experience doing it than anyone else. It can take awhile to get them back but they will be done right. Call Jim for a current quote on price and delivery.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:19 am
by Flyboy
Thanks for the help, that was just the info I was looking for. I didn't have any luck finding anyone up here that does that. So I was starting to lean towards the 180 gear upgrade. I will call this fella tomorrow. Thanks a lot for the help.
Gear Legs
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:30 am
by BVRAIR
Barney,
I sent a set of 180 gear legs to Jim Hayton in Feb. of this year. Haven't heard a word back from him since. I've left messages with no response. Might want to talk to him first. He signed for them from UPS.. Good luck.
Gary
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:08 am
by Flyboy
Gary, thanks for the head's up. I decided to go with 180 gear. I found a set in state too. Barney
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:13 am
by hilltop170
Gary-
That's the biggest problem with Jim Hayton, it takes him forever to get the gear back but I don't know anyone else that does the whole thing correctly. I sent him a set of 195 gear legs and it took 3 months but they were perfect when I finally got them. I guess he has a huge backlog of work and apparently works first-in, first-out.
Barney-
You will be REAL happy with the 180 gear.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:38 am
by GAHorn
Flyboy wrote:....So I was starting to lean towards the 180 gear upgrade. ....
Upgrade!
UPgrade??
Depends on what you're gonna do with it I guess. .... I don't consider it an "upgrade" at all. It's ugly. Sorta like seein' Morgan Fairchild in a cute skirt...with Ol' Gar's hairy legs protrudin' from underneath!
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:13 pm
by doug8082a
gahorn wrote:Flyboy wrote:....So I was starting to lean towards the 180 gear upgrade. ....
Upgrade!
UPgrade??
Depends on what you're gonna do with it I guess. .... I don't consider it an "upgrade" at all. It's ugly. Sorta like seein' Morgan Fairchild in a cute skirt...with Ol' Gar's hairy legs protrudin' from underneath!
Aaggghhh!! George... you have forever altered one of my favorite high school fantasies...
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:53 pm
by Robert Eilers
The discussion about gear legs caused me to look at mine a little closer. I discovered that the gear on my plan have brake clip indentations on either side - allowing, apprently, for the gear to be used right or left.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:57 pm
by GAHorn
The early gear legs are interchangeable left and right. The later "lady legs" are not.
(But both types require that the axle be mounted on the lower end, which must be pointed at the ground.) The brake clip grabs the gear leg on both top and bottom.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 12:07 pm
by 3993v
Gary, have you been able to get a hold of Jim Hayton? I called last week several times and was unable to reach him. I never even got to a voice mail or anything. nick cushman