Hi Luc,
The greenish cement is indeed Redux with added Flox. The only practical way
to soften it is to use heat, preferably from a hot air gun. Be careful not
to allow to much heat to get into the surrounding fibre glass. Masking
using two or three layers of un resined Bid is quite a good way to achieve
this.
It is at least a two person job, one heating and one using appropriate
percussive force to break each of the four bonds in turn. The first one is
the most difficult.
I guess there was no need to suggest removing the bolts first.
It is not a nice job and I would prefer not to try it at all unless you are
really sure it is necessary. In the early days of classic europas we all
had to change our U/C frames due to a re design. It was not fun.
Pete Jeffers Europa Club LAA Inspector
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Luc Michaud
Sent: 19 October 2010 03:57
Subject: Europa-List: Need help with removal of landing gear frame
While my engine is unmounted for some work, I would like to tend to the
corrosion issues of my plane.
Among others, I would like to remove the landing gear frame to get it
sandblasted and powdercoated. However, it's not only held in place by 8
bolts, but also by a green-ish cement, which I presume is a mixture of Redux
and flox.
Is there any trick to ease the removal of this frame ? Any way to soften
the cement without damage the fuselage ?
Luc
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