Originally Posted by
Tom Nied
If the nose gear is just bent a little, I have just grasped the engine very securely (because it is mounted to the firewall) and just pulled on the gear forward to bring it back to it's original shape. Main gear, same thing but use a small level so that you can see the plane is level (not nose up or down). Otherwise removiing and straightening is also an option. Done both. But this is common with planes with wire landing gear. Don't sweat it, just bend it back. After awhile, you know just how must to pull on it to bring it back.
I couldn't bend it back perfectly so I went ahead and removed it from the plane. Had to remove the engine cowl and engine to do it but it's fine because i wanted to clean the fuel residue out of there anyways. I can't bend it back properly so do you know where I can just buy a new landing gear? It measures exactly 5 and 7/16 inches from top to bottom of the horizontal part that holds the wheel.