cowl doors struts
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StewartB
Here's a pic and a brief description. Miks MCS Repairs made what I have so perhaps he'll chime in.
A tube with one flattened end is loosely bolted to the firewall so it can rotate up. There is a spring retainer on the firewall to hold the tube when the cowl is closed. A short piece of smaller diameter tube, again with one end flattened, is attached to the cowl door. When the cowl is opened the longer support tube can be rotated up to capture the short tube on the cowl. The cowl stands open and secure unless the wind is really blowing. Simple and light. Click on the photo to blow it up. I can click it three times and see good detail.
SB
A tube with one flattened end is loosely bolted to the firewall so it can rotate up. There is a spring retainer on the firewall to hold the tube when the cowl is closed. A short piece of smaller diameter tube, again with one end flattened, is attached to the cowl door. When the cowl is opened the longer support tube can be rotated up to capture the short tube on the cowl. The cowl stands open and secure unless the wind is really blowing. Simple and light. Click on the photo to blow it up. I can click it three times and see good detail.
SB
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mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
Good description.... Hamer and pieces of tube.... Just like -18 only longer....
And don't put the pieces on door too close to hinge or it will be hard to get rod on/off the catch....
mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
I like that idea.......
The nice thing about an arrow shaft is that it is internally threaded on one end
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
Piper made it pretty simple on the PA18.
