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1. 02:19 AM - Re: Tiger Annual (teamgrumman@aol.com)
2. 02:45 AM - Re: Grease and felt in main wheel (teamgrumman@aol.com)
3. 07:16 AM - Re: Tiger Annual (flyv35b)
4. 02:04 PM - Re: Tiger Annual (teamgrumman@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Tiger Annual |
Thanks Cliff. I've already started on this Tiger. I suspect Grummans
are coming out of the woodwork here because there hasn't been anyone
local to work on them. This is the third derelict in 4 months. Annual
cost of 7,000+, 14,000+ and this one. The really sucky thing is they
take so long. Planes start stacking up around my hangar. I love it .
. . .
-----Original Message-----
From: flyv35b@minetfiber.com
To: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Tiger Annual
Well Gary, it seems you have the "misfortune" of getting to work on
these "derelict" planes. Sounds like either a plane that some owner had
worked on himself trying to save money or some ignorant mechanic that
should have his license suspended. Many times it's difficult to tell
which unless the owner admits to it. Probably this is the owners
"first" annual after buying his plane and he wasn't even aware of some
of these very obvious problems when he bought the plane. Hopefully the
owner will be happy that you are correcting these issues and making the
plane airworthy again. And hopefully he won't bitch about the high cost
of the infamous dreaded first annual! Education does not come cheap and
neither do good airworthy planes.
I'm sure we'll hear more of your continuing saga.
Cliff A&P/IA
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| Subject: | Re: Grease and felt in main wheel |
Hey Brian, the felt doesn't normally fail. It might have. I usually
replace them every few years, as a matter of course, roughly every
other wheel packing. The felt is cheap. Use AeroShell 22 for the
wheel bearing greaase. While it's all apart, clean up the brake
caliper guide pins and coat them with Anti-Seize compound.
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: sandbag23@msn.com
Sent: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 2:49 PM
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Grease and felt in main wheel
Filling up my tires today I found some greasy felt pieces in the
outer wheel half. Is this a sign that the felt seal has failed? Time
to repack the bearings? (50 hrs since last time)
-Brian
N119ST @ 2W6
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| Subject: | Re: Tiger Annual |
Possibly, but a good conscientious mechanic would not allow the sort of
things you mentioned to pass an annual inspection. I wouldn't if it were on
a Piper, Cessna or whatever else I was working on. The standards should be
the same on whatever you work on and it doesn't take Grumman specific
expertise to recognize galvanized steel baffling that is rubbing on the
cowling! Besides they are supposed to have the factory maintenance manual
and follow it when doing the work. No excuses IMO.
Just think, in a couple more years you will have "gone through" all the
derelict planes and only have repeat customers with planes in much better
condition.
Happy New Year
Cliff
----- Original Message -----
From: <teamgrumman@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Tiger Annual
>
> Thanks Cliff. I've already started on this Tiger. I suspect Grummans are
> coming out of the woodwork here because there hasn't been anyone local to
> work on them. This is the third derelict in 4 months. Annual cost of
> 7,000+, 14,000+ and this one. The really sucky thing is they take so
> long. Planes start stacking up around my hangar. I love it . . . .
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flyv35b@minetfiber.com
> To: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 7:27 AM
> Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Tiger Annual
>
> Well Gary, it seems you have the "misfortune" of getting to work on these
> "derelict" planes. Sounds like either a plane that some owner had worked
> on himself trying to save money or some ignorant mechanic that should have
> his license suspended. Many times it's difficult to tell which unless the
> owner admits to it. Probably this is the owners "first" annual after
> buying his plane and he wasn't even aware of some of these very obvious
> problems when he bought the plane. Hopefully the owner will be happy that
> you are correcting these issues and making the plane airworthy again. And
> hopefully he won't bitch about the high cost of the infamous dreaded first
> annual! Education does not come cheap and neither do good airworthy
> planes. I'm sure we'll hear more of your continuing saga. Cliff A&P/IA
> ________________________________________________________________________
> across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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> 12/28/2006
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Tiger Annual |
I would hope so.
-----Original Message-----
<< Just think, in a couple more years you will have "gone through" all
the derelict planes and only have repeat customers with planes in much
better condition.>>
Happy New Year
Cliff
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