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GrummanDude

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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

I can always tell when a wanna-be-mechanic has been working on his (or someone elses's) airplane by the way the bolts0are installed on the clam shells that attaches the muffler to the risers.

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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

Gary,



How have the wanna-be mechanics you've run across been doing this?



Bruce



TeamGrumman(at)aol.com said the following on 7/31/2006 1:05 PM:

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		   I can always tell when a wanna-be-mechanic has been working on his (or 

 someone elses's) airplane by the way the bolts are installed on the 

 clam shells that attaches the muffler to the risers.

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jamey

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

And better still, how should wanna-be-mechanics be doing it to be correct?

Not that I'd ever make the mistakes of a wanna-be-mechanic;)



Jamey





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GrummanDude

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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

the head of the bolt faces out.   The nut is on the back.   That means the bolt is being turned to tighten the nut.   Big no-no.   Also, although not technically required, I0would suggest putting a thick washer under the bolt head to hold it away from clamp to make it easier to get a wrench on it.

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az_gila

Joined: 17 Jun 2006
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Location: Tucson, AZ

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

....And this bolt direction (opposite of the usual "head out - head up - head forward" standard) is clearly shown in Fig 78-1 of my Parts Manual.   Interestingly enough, no washers are called out.



 I guess they never looked at the picture.



 gil in Tucson



 

 At 08:03 AM 8/2/2006, you wrote:

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		  the head of the bolt faces out.  The nut is on the back.  That means the bolt is being turned to tighten the nut.  Big no-no.  Also, although not technically required, I would suggest putting a thick washer under the bolt head to hold it away from clamp to make it easier to get a wrench on it.

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GrummanDude

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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

In a message dated 8/2/06 8:26:29 AM, gilalex(at)earthlink.net writes:

 

 

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		  Interestingly enough, no washers are called out.

 	


 

 you're right, washers are not called for.   still it makes R&R easier.

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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: wanna-be-mechanic

Gary & Team:

  

 I had two major problems when I first purchased my plane:

 1 - The Carb Heat Shroud was totally broken off and void of tabs.

 2 - When it came to doing my first Annual with this plane the Nuts& Bolts that held the clam halves together were totally rusted and frozen.  Frozen beyond locking nuts.  And in such poor locations that I could not get a wrench or socket on them.

  

 I proceeded to weld new S/S tabs to the Carb Heat Shroud and ... Gary,0you are going to hate this; Totally a Wanna-be-Mechanic action ... I replace all the nuts and bolts with S/S - Allen Head Cap Screws and Locking Nuts.  The action of an engineer not the FAA.  Now I can access the all the bolts and nuts.  Removal is easy since they are LOCKING nuts ... The bolts shear off.  And as a side bonus I do not have a CO issue. 0Go Figure!

  

 Hey, I'm not condemning "doing it the right way", I just did not like the rust and possibly of busted knuckles.

  

  

 Barry

"Chop'd Liver"

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