The Cardinal Rg Nose gear door & strut replacement

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My nose gear door started out ratty. It was dented, crack and was stopped drilled.
Sometime in August 2001 the tab on the collar assembly broke off. I manage to get my hands on a strut from a
77RG being parted out. I then took the opportunity to "fix" the crappy Cessna design by replacing the nose door
nylon washer with a rod end. Door will don the zinc chromate green until I redo the cowling.

Original beat up nose gear door. Original Nosegear assembly with broken collar assembly. Closer view of broken NG collar assembly.
New nose gear strut, with new nose gear door and rod end modification. Another view of new nose gear strut, with new nose gear door and rod end modification.