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I am looking for the main gear fairings that cover the gear tubes for an L. Mine are cracked where the steps bolt on the gear


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Dan, Unfortunately they all crack at that location.
I have seen a number of repair methods used to piece together these fairings
after they have cracked.
Some of these include using baffling material riveted to the fairings on the inside across the crack
to aluminum strips riveted in place.

I bet Hung even has pictures. grin


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Jim Hillabrand has the latest style round gear fairings on his 152, which are identical to the L-model....EXCEPT, his has the factory 'fix' Cessna incorporated into the newest design to eliminate the cracking issue. It utilizes a section of baffle material to aid in flexing at the step area.

Perhaps he'll be able to get a photo (or six) for you, so you can modify yours to match his. Cessna is getting in excess of $1400 for those now. The updated 'fix' should be fairly easy to emulate.


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Originally Posted by Bengie_Phillips
It utilizes a section of baffle material to aid in flexing at the step area.



Ron is correct.....they (the original design) seem to all crack.

The redesigned version that Bengie refers to has been out for a while now and it seems to be doing the job on my plane after 5+ years of service.

You can find a variety of baffle material on the market and I think you'll find that using anything less than the reinforced material for this job would be a mistake. It needs to be flexible yet rather stiff.

With cracks in your existing fairings, you'll need to do some sheet metal work along with adding the baffle material so this will complicate the surgery somewhat.


Jim

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Great thanks guys


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Nice job, great post...
Look to forward to applying this information in the spring.. both of mine need fixing.
Thanks Jim.


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I need new seats for my 74L. Anyone out there that knows would save me time and help me see over the dash.
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Seat frames or recovering?

If recovering, contact Shelby at TN Wings. He can also repair your frames most likely.


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