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Canatukker

Joined: 03 Feb 2007
Posts: 12
Location: Mission(Hatzic lake)B.C. Canada

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:34 am Post subject: Remove the wings off CH601UL

He My name is Ron Smit live in chilliwack B.C. Canada,

I recently bought a Zenair Zodiac 601 ul in Edmonton Alberta We are going to pick her up on the 16th of this month .

My question to this forum is do I have to pay attention to a particular area when removing the wings, and how do I remove those wings? 

thanks for Your reply . regards Ron Smit.

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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: Remove the wings off CH601UL

Hi Ron,

Congratulations, The UL is similar to the HD.  Detachment of the wings 

is found at the wing joint covers where the wing bends.

There are screws front center and trailing that secure the wing joint 

covers, usually a dozen screws holding the wing joint in place

along the edges. Once removed, the electrical wires and pitot lines 

should be marked and separated at this joint. If provisions haven't been 

made, cut them after marking and duct tape them secure at the ends of 

the wings. You should have a screw at the rear spar that can be removed 

to separate each spar.  It may have a plate nut or a self locking nut 

holding it.  The front spar has 4 AN-6 bolts (3/8-inch) that secure the 

wings to splice plates each side.  After these have been loosened, get a 

spare set of hands to hold the outboard end of the wing and push the 

bolts out.  Then provide support both ends of each wing and slide the 

wing straight out from between the splice plates.  The angles top and 

bottom will guide the wing off, but don't rely on them for supporting 

the weight of the wing with the bolts removed.

If you're transporting the wings any distance, by truck internally, make 

hangars with carpet that will support the wings at the nose to

evenly carry the structure.  If you've got time, make a wing jig to 

support the wings on foam the length of the nose.  If external trailer,

better to lay them flat on soft foam support large area, 20% of the 

wing. Again, foam rented from an upholstery shop might do as they have 

slabs of the stuff.

Drain your tanks of fuel, remove the battery and pitot tubes from the 

wing if possible and anything else that might be sensitive to roads. 

This advice presumes a lot on your mode of transport, but if you have a 

lot of ratchet straps, 8 - 10 should get you there.



I have below, several links that suggest methods, but you may need a 

longer trailer for the wings.  I did this in two trips.



http://www.macsmachine.com/images/wing/spliceplates/full/splice-plate-bolts-and-spar.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/completion/full/viewleftwingjoint.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/TJH/HScentersection/full/wg2rack2.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/tjh/hscentersection/full/trailerwinching2.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/tjh/hscentersection/full/loadedcenter.gif

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/tjh/hscentersection/full/Zenith-on-the-roadh.jpg

http://www.macsmachine.com/images/tjh/hscentersection/full/zenith-to-airport.jpg



Good luck,

Larry McFarland

Canatukker wrote:

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 He My name is Ron Smit live in chilliwack B.C. Canada,

 I recently bought a Zenair Zodiac 601 ul in Edmonton Alberta We are going to pick her up on the 16th of this month .

 My question to this forum is do I have to pay attention to a particular area when removing the wings, and how do I remove those wings? 

 thanks for Your reply . regards Ron Smit.



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Canatukker

Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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Location: Mission(Hatzic lake)B.C. Canada

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Remove the wings off CH601UL

Larry thanks verry much for the info I will have a long trailer as my new bird is an tail dragger I.m going to need 17 ft I think. if anyone has the exact messurement from main to tail wheel I would like to hear it .thanks again ,I can hardly wait to get her home   From a rainy Chilliwack B.C. Ron smit

 p.s. here an link to some pic.   http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c325/smitfire/?action=view&current=1170640161.pbw

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