Landing gear refurbish

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Landing gear refurbish

Post by wgoral »

Does anyone have the proper specifications for shot peening the under surface of the main gear springs? I’m restoring my 140A and have been unsuccessful finding those specs.
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Post by 6597 »

Found this on the 170 website....scroll down a little-

https://forum.cessna170.org/forums/view ... =24&t=4968
a The shot peen specification is to be Almen intensity of 0.012 to 0.016 with
330 steel shot.
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Thank you. That is exactly what I needed.
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You going to paint it gray?
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Post by 6183 »

Why do you think the main gear legs on your airplane need to be re-shot peened?
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