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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby Darick » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:08 am

Congrats Robbie!
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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby pfhoeycfi » Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:44 am

I'm curious,
Does replacing the engine mount (Aerovee to Jab) require purchasing and installing new landing gear legs as well?

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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby Matt541 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 7:27 am

I'll let someone who actually did the swap confirm it, but I remember Michael Farley saying his old gear legs matched right up. Was on one of the virtual fly ins..
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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby Sonex1517 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:34 am

I successfully reused my gear legs.
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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby MichaelFarley56 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:18 am

My gear legs went right back into the new mount without issues.

Worst case scenario, take the gear legs, flip them so what was once in the engine mount is now by the axle, twist them 90 degrees and redrill them. You should be able to reuse them once without issue.
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Re: Sonex 1517 engine upgrade

Postby wlarson861 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:04 am

mine fit perfectly, much to my pleasant surprise
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