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Old 05-21-2015 | 04:32 PM
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chris923
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Yes, the picture is for a fw109, but the mechanism is the same. If you don't capture both sides of the rods the jack screw rides in, the backside will twist.
I put 4 more flights on one of my mustangs today. Last year before the fix I ruined 3 set of robart electrics. Since the fix more than 60 flights no problems.
It is a design flaw. I talked to robart about it last August. I was told that something has to give if there is a bad landing. Let me tell you, t he gear I wrecked were not from bad landings. During a cross wind (crowed) landing the jack screw pivot would pop out of t he holding blocks and twist the back holding block rod. 50.00 to replace that piece.
I may not be explaining this well.

Good luck.