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Doing a global search for anyone who may have swapped out a good / known condition HS-6 for an M14 - and has yet to part with it? We are keen to grab a couple of removed but in good shape/ stored an ...

You can get the seals, new valve and piston rings top seal from China easily enough. Probably less than a few hundred dollars with freight all up. I just overhauled one as a spare that was flat .. ea ...

It’s done it ever since this ( fairly recent ) new strut was put in . I have a few spare ones in garage so might pull one apart to see if there is an adjustment for centre. Might be really simple .. ...

Does anyone know if there is a way of adjusting the nose strut for straight tracking ? My CJ pulls to the right and I’m wondering if it’s got anything to do with : strut pressure / centreing cam ...

Does anyone have the correct wiring sequence for the oil pressure gauges? I was trying to swap out a faulty transducer but the new one has thin pins compared to the old one. And trying to match the pi ...

Any hints as to the best brand / correct diameter for automotive leads. Buddy is having issues with his , they seem too narrow and need an insert to keep them tight in distributor holes for grub screw ...

At the Nanchang conference the Chinese engineers mentioned a MTOW of around 1650 kg being the end test point. I would assume that 1400 probably came about from a combination of wear and tear / gear l ...

I assume you have the correct tool to lock it all up ? If so , you simply set the master orifice ( #4 I think ) to 0.1 mm open (fine copper wire works ) beware some docs say 1.0 mm -that’s incorrect ...

Moving the aircraft without actuators installed will most definitely lead to a collapse. Without the air /and or balls locked in, the same thing might happen depending on which way you move it. For th ...

Another area that can cause apparent shimmy is if there is wear in the extension actuator upper/lower attachment points. I had no end of trouble with shimmy -to the point I replaced the entire nose le ...

What is the correct equivalent for the strut /oleo hydraulic oil for the Chang ?
Gear legs ?
That is , what is “YH-10 “ in modern speak ? Mineral / veg hydraulic oil ?

Thanks anyone ,
Ma ...

Thx Walt - Doug also advised there is a stay to hold the upper cowl clear . I can’t see it in the manuals or on any changs I’ve had a look at.

This may be covered before , but having just got a set of new exhaust clamps from China and note there is a small bracket / hole on a clamp mid lhs. Any clues what it’s supposed to hold / spring / ...

Following on from what a poster sent about nut torque/ wet or dry.

It would appear that failure to lubricate / oil nuts when applying torque can lead to about half the torque simply being used to b ...

Agreed , specs exist for a reason ..I was talking about a Housai actually and based on the torque (I) required to break the nuts I was removing at overhaul , as these seemed pretty dang tight and requ ...

I bought an electronic torque wrench that beeps when you get close to and the again when at the correct torque. And used the Chinese spanner with it attached. I took my nuts up on paper gaskets ( the ...

Hi all ... have just installed a completely new nose leg ( from China ) on my Chang
. I have been having issues with nose wheel shimmy and figured changing the entire leg / shimmy damper might solve ...

For the front ones , just enough tension so they don’t rub on the floor ! If you have standard rear cables 72 might be correct but if they have ever been replaced- like mine - they are slightly larg ...

Brand new ones from China for Chang - Main 12 l tank about 350 usd ..

While on this subject , does anyone have the manual that discusses the carby overhaul ? I have the manual but all the pages after the general picture of the carb are blank ? Not sure why ... if anyone ...