| Author | Message | ||
     Kevin Dennes New member Username: Kdennes Post Number: 77 Registered: 01-2001 |
Stan. I had need to purchase two for my doors and they are 100# and work well. Regards. Kevin (from Downunder) | ||
| Douglas Hoff New member Username: Dhoff Post Number: 11 Registered: 05-2003 |
Does anyone know if Express has developed a POH yet, or if they have plans to? thanks, and happy skytrails, doug hoff | ||
| Jerry Sjostrand New member Username: Jerry Post Number: 44 Registered: 08-1999 |
Hi Fellows: Gas struts on the single door should be about 70# but 60-65# seems to be all that is available from the auto parts store or the RV people. I strongly recommend not putting 100# on as you will end up breaking something----I did. The 2 door Express should be able to handle the 60# ok as the door is shorter and the leverage is less. Less than 60# is no good and you must expect the struts to weaken in time so, when you find one that works, go buy an extra or 2---they are cheap. Usually around $15 to $20. You can order special struts from the manufacture. Look them up on the internet and check it out. I asked for a price on a "double" action strut and the price was going to be about $50. You can get the manufacturers name off a strut also. If any of you break out the hinge area on the door, let me know as I had to make a "fix" and it worked great on mine. Much better than new. Good luck. Jerry | ||
| wayne Unregistered guest |
why wait for the inevitable, rivet and laminate a 4"x4" piece of .040 alum on the inside of the door hinge area now to help spread the load. Pulling the door shut against those struts really stress' the hinge mount flang. I did. | ||
| Reinhard Metz New member Username: Reinhard_metz Post Number: 24 Registered: 03-2003 |
Another solution to the gas strut problem is to buy them from McMaster-Carr. They carry many, including a line of adjustable ones: They come way overcharged, and have a bleed valve, with which you let out as much as you want until it is just right. They work great - I have them on both my entry and baggage door, for five years now, and they are still like new. They are also relatively inexpensive - they are an industrial supplier, not car or RV rip-off place. Reinhard Metz | ||
| Terry Sack New member Username: Terrysack Post Number: 15 Registered: 11-2002 |
Would you gentlemen with the single door know the manufacturer or product number for the lift strut? With the cold weather this year my lift strut is no longer working. I was hoping that the lift would return with warmer weather but now really doubt that will happen. I have the CT version. Larry had told me that the CT Wheeler strut cost about 150.00 so I was not even thinking about a replacement until I read the posts by Jerry and Reinhard. | ||
| Jim Oyler New member Username: Midniteoyl Post Number: 79 Registered: 07-2003 |
150 bucks!!!!! Dude, do yourself a favor and grab a replacement from Grainger or McMaster-Carr... anywhere. $150??  Jim | ||
| Reinhard Metz New member Username: Reinhard_metz Post Number: 25 Registered: 03-2003 |
Alright, already! So, now I had get my lazy butt off the couch and go through my file of 8 thousand receipts from building the airplane and dig out the McMaster-Carr part numbers! The single door gas spring I have is a 6465K14 with 6465K22 ends. The spring is $27.18!!! This unit is adjustable, with a max force of 146# The baggage door spring I have is a 9416K151, which is fixed pressure, $9.90. Go get 'em!! (seriously, if you go this route look at the spring end options carefully to fit your bracketing) Reinhard | ||
| Kevin Dennes New member Username: Kdennes Post Number: 78 Registered: 01-2001 |
Doug. I have asked EAC several times about the POH but don't get a response so I contacted Roy and Nancy directly. Nancy immediately actioned my request and passed it on to Allyn Roe for his response but I have not heard anything yet. Regards. Kevin (from Downunder) | ||
| Allyn Roe Unregistered guest |
Kevin I did get your forwarded email yesterday and looked into it today. We currently do not publish a “POH.” With the Express being a kit aircraft there are so many variations of it all over the world. To be a complete POH this would cover emergency procedures, general procedures, routine maintenance, avionics, electrical, and many other topics. With not one aircraft the same we cannot offer a complete POH that covers everyone’s systems. Being an Experimental and not having to possess a certified POH it gives you the option of compiling your own. Eventually we would like to publish a POH that fits more of the standard aircraft that we put out of the factory but even these are changing everyday. Cirrus Aircraft has a great 497 page POH on their website that you could customize to fit your aircraft; minus all of the parachute stuff.  The original Suspa door struts are around $200. We are currently using Guden (www.guden.com) as our supplier. The tricky thing is finding the correct pounds, stroke and overall length to make it work correctly. You will most likely have to reposition the door strut mount brackets on the door. Allyn Roe Express Aircraft Co. |