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Old September 14th 07, 09:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Jim Burns[_2_]
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"Michael" wrote some great advice
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Just finished everything you mentioned plus
removed/stripped/painted/reassembled/relabeled wheels, mounted new tires
with new tubes, new bearings/cups, new seals, and all new hardware. Brakes
were done a year ago and still good. Changed 2 cylinders and a prop
governor under the oversight of my A&P. Logged over 130 hours (ok I'm slow)
of wrenching before and after our annual inspection, which only took our IA
6 hours. BTW, those computerized printouts are great for a new owner to
research each and every AD. Buy a copy of the manufacturers SB/SL's on CD
and cross reference each SB/SL that may be referenced in the AD. Then go
through your log books to learn exactly what AD's have been complied with
and use the SB/SL's to learn how the compliance was accomplished. Note the
log book page and date as a reference to save your IA some of his time and
some of your $.

One belly pan to reinstall and then an ops check and the Aztec will be RTS.

Jim