Jack Pads for P337 Gear Swing
 

Howdy all.
As has been discussed ad naseum in other threads, my 77-P337 is over at Pilots Choice Aviation here in Georgetown getting rubber-gloved on the FAA SAIB CE-10-20. Beth's Crew Chief says he sees something that doesnt look quite right with the stringers, but is not saying the sky is falling until he can huddle-up with the other techs.

While they have it, I've asked them to fix my gear horn problem. Rob called yesterday to ask if I had jack pads for the plane. Of course I doNT. :(

I called my local SkyMaster reference, George Brown is an A&P here in GTU with 15 yrs rebuilding 337's. He's owned two. I asked if he knows where I might find jack pads.

He says that pads for the C-210 would almost certainly work, and pads that Pilots Choice uses for their C172RG would PROBABLY work.

Anybody out there have any thoughts on the subject?

Naturally, since it means risking damage to the plane, I'd MUCH rather be safe than sorry.

Grassy-ass

Cole

somebody on this site should be able loan you them, i have some however i'm in mexico and the plane is in yuma

The attach points for the single engine Cessna aircraft will not work on a 337.
Please don't risk dropping your airplane due to using the wrong jack pads.

If you can't find some, I'll take the ones off of my airplane and overnight them to you to use.

They are extremely simple to use, but the airplane will do some fancy shimmying when the wheels come down, and the single engine pads are too short to keep from possibly shifting when the airplane shifts around.

Dave

I bought a pair from Yingling back in 2008. They were like $85 each but I figured it was easier to own my own rather than borrowing Larry's or Jerry's all the time. They had em in stock. They won't wear out so it's a safe investment.

BTW
I don't keep mine installed on the plane. I use them and put them back in the tool drawer. They stay nice and pretty that way.