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Re: Europa-List: Gas strut end sockets

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Gas strut end sockets
From: jimpuglise@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:07:00

Frans- 


I just installed them and they will not come off the ball no matter what I 
try.=C2- There is a small clip on them that appears to hold the fixture t
o the ball, but it still won't come off the ball when you remove it.=C2- 
They will probably fix your problem. 


Jim Puglise A-283 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frans Veldman" <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl> 
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 2:21:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Europa-List: Gas strut end sockets 


Although it is summer, temperatures are still unusually low here in the 
Netherlands. So when I had to bond something inside the cockpit, I put a 
small heater in it to get it cured. Temperatures went up to almost 40 
degrees Celcius (which is just a tad over 100 F I think). 

After this, the gas struts started to pop out of their ball fittings. I 
got plastic end sockets with my kit. 
The temperature during the curing of the epoxy was way lower than you 
could expect during a summer day on the tarmac, so I guess this problem 
must not be uncommon. 

On the Europa website, I saw that they also offer metal end sockets. Has 
anyone experience with these? Would that be a cure for my problem? 

-- 
Frans Veldman 


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