Lady Legs

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floatflyer
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Lady Legs

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I have a set of Lady Legs that I removed from my 170b when I installed the 180 gear. They appear to be in good condition, but the top axles bolts have been drilled out to 3/8, the same size as the lower axle bolts. My understanding is this was not uncommon, and that Cessna issued a service letter (SLN-60) to address this. I had considered selling the gear legs, but wanted to insure this wasn't a problem before I put them on the market. Does anyone have a copy of the service letter, or any information that would help address the issue?

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n2582d
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Re: Lady Legs

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I've posted SLN -60 in the Maintenance Library. Unfortunately, it refers to enlarging the early gear's lower holes from 5/16" to 3/8", not enlarging the top holes to 3/8". The guys that would know if your gear is salvageable/repairable would be Tom Anderson at The Landing Gear Works, Jim Hayton of North Sound Aviation (360) 661-3302, and/or Steve Knopp at PPonk.
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