Brief Description: Remove powder coat on nose strut
In re-reading some of the forum posts, I realized I needed to remove the powder coat from areas of the nose strut that pass through the bearings. So off came the strut. Tried various chemicals to remove the coating with no success. I ended up using a belt off a sander and elbow grease to remove the coating in the areas that go through the plastic bearings. Applied grease and went to re-install. Unfortunately, at some point I have stripped the threads on the Viking bungee. Called and ordered replacements to be shipped with my engine.