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I rebuilt one and the best A&P on the field rebuilt the other one, on 1966
and 1957 172's. Neither will hold nitrogen. What's the secret to getting them not to leak. I bought a complete O-ring kit from Trimcraft in Wisconsin. My personal A&P told me that only one or two large O-rings were leak-prone and crucial for replacement so I replaced those only, at his urging. Now I think I'll install the complete kit, which includes at least 6 O-rings. How about it A&P's who are Cessna savvy? What's the trick here to getting these struts to stay up and not leak nitrogen? I know they are not leaking around the Shrader valves. I have done too much testing with soap suds looking for a bubble to emerge. Besides, both of the Shrader valves and the valve stems have been replaced and are official Cessna parts. The flight school A&P on the field says some of the struts just have to be re-gassed with nitrogen occasionally, but that's not a satisfactory answer, far as any owner would be concerned. Thanks in advance for any good advice you can give on this frustrating problem. |
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