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december29(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:40 am Post subject: Landing Gear Bolts

Hi there,

  Going through and finishing up stuff on my -8.  Since I borrow a torque 

wrench, tightening the gear bolts had to wait.  Now the problem!  I have the 

wiring in my gear towers as well as the fuel vent line directly over the aft 

bolt (NAS 6206-27/ NAS679A6 nut).  Yeah, excellent planning- I know.  Any 

ideas on getting those aft nuts- anything at all, strange combinations  that 

involve forging my own tools.........I'm stuck.



Thanks,



John

#80002



PS  If the answer involves MOGAS, AOA, or "my things bigger than yours", I'm 

not listening.  Ha, ha

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Larry Bowen

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: Landing Gear Bolts

If I can't get a wrench/socket on the nut, I've wedged a chisel or wrench or

whatever in-between a flat on the nut and the weldment to prevent the nut

from turning.  Then the bolt is torqued from below.  Not ideal, but...



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Larry Bowen. RV-8, 201 Hrs.

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com

 



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december29(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: Landing Gear Bolts

Larry,

  You know that will work!  Didn't even think about it.  I will let you know 

how it worked.



Thanks,



John

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rv8striker(at)hotmail.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: Landing Gear Bolts

I had the same problem on my 8. I ended up grinding off one side of a cheap 

socket so it will fit over the forward nuts in the tower. For the aft nuts I 

fabricated a spacer form .250 stock that will just fit between the weldment 

and the flat of the nut keeping it from turning. Then It's torqued form 

below. I tried various screwdrivers and tools to jam the nut against the 

weldment but the gap was too big for any tools I tried, and not big enough 

for a socket to fit. I know, not ideal to torque from the bottom, but the 

only option I had. The "trick" with the spacer is getting it into position 

(and out) by brail. My two cents worth.



Steve Struyk

RV-8 50 hrs.

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rv8ch

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 250
Location: Switzerland

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: Landing Gear Bolts

I'm not sure where I got the idea, probably here.



You can buy metal locking nuts at ACS that go on

the RV8 gear legs and have much smaller heads,

which allow you to easily get a socket on.



I thought I had some pics on my website, but I

can't find them.



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Location: Houston

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Landing Gear Bolts

Don't forget to retorque after about 50 hours flying time.

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