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JDH
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180 Gear legs

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I just picked up Long Tall Sally from it's annual. At the same time, I got newly purchased 180 gear legs installed. She was parked next to an L19; almost the same height with the new gabs 8) . Could someone who's got the bigger legs tell me if you end up aligning the same as with the lighter legs or do you give more positive camber (à la L19)? Got another question: We went back to a skull cap; trying to be careful not to put any pressure on the spninner or bulkhead while removing the cowl screws ('52 model), just aint cutting it; the spinner bulkhead was cracked yet again, at the drilled hole for screw removal. I either have to find a bulkhead like the one in the parts catalogue, withh a bunch of holes pre-drilled (the one got from Univair had no holes; 2 had to be drilled and the crack developed at one of them) or stick to the skull cap. My only concern is engine temp and looks funny. Anyone got any suggestions besides hurting the folks that lean on the spinner??
Thanks, JD
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