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Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:49 pm

Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Hey guys, what are you using for the landing gear seal, that goes around the gear where it enters the fuse? Yingling has them for over 300 bucks each! P/N 0713018-3
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:50 pm

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Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:11 pm

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Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:53 pm

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shortfielder wrote:PM sent
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Hey Gary, can you send me a PM too??? :mrgreen: Interested...
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:09 pm

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Ditto...

I need two!

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Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:08 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Maybe just post here because I'm interested too, as I'm sure other people are. :)
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:13 am

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Me too-- come on, Gary, fess up!
Hope you're not using a bead of DAP or something like that! :oops:
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:51 am

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Mine are old and cracking, so I am interested in a more reasonably priced alternative as well.
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Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:42 am

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Mine seem to have been removed in an apparent ill-advised attempt at weight reduction, but I would think a strip of burn certified Selkirk foam glued to itself with Weatherstrip adhesive would work.

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Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:27 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Tom wrote:Hey guys, what are you using for the landing gear seal, that goes around the gear where it enters the fuse? Yingling has them for over 300 bucks each! P/N 0713018-3


Any further findings on this?
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Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:42 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Phone buz 512 965-5452 for seals real good price
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:53 am

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Hello folks-
Anyone find a less pricy alternative for these yet?
Thanks,
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:41 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

OK, No leads on this.... I guess its time to hit up McFarlanes to come up with these seals. They say they like doing easy high demand parts like this. Mine are trashed from yearly float changes.
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 4:53 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

I'd give Buz a call
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 5:04 pm

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I got a set from Buz years ago, VERY reasonably priced.
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Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:22 am

Cessna 180 landing gear seal

I've seen many a set of owner produced fashioned out of inner tube or baffle seal.
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Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:43 am

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RockHopper wrote: OK, No leads on this....


Did you contact Buzz and he didn't have any?
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Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:20 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Buz in Georgetown TX. He only has two sets left. 512 965-5452
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Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:40 pm

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

How much are people paying these days for them?
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Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:33 am

Re: Cessna 180 landing gear seal

Lesuther,

I just bought a set a few months ago from probably the same source that Shortfielder is aware of - I think they were $35 bucks or so but I could be mis-remembering. Definitely under 60.

I haven't put mine on yet - waiting for annual - and deciding if I want to go to different wheel/brakes.

The guy advertises in the type club newsletter about the gear seals.
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