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Wheel pant screws
by mike.smith » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:44 pm
I'm having a hard time keeping all the wheel pant screws from loosening up. Even with Loctite some of them seem to loosen up pretty quickly. And adding Loctite every time is a pain. Does anyone have any solutions?
Mike Smith
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Sonex N439M
Scratch built, AeroVee, Dual stick, Tail dragger
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Sonex N439M
Scratch built, AeroVee, Dual stick, Tail dragger
http://www.mykitlog.com/mikesmith
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Re: Wheel pant screws
by fastj22 » Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:22 pm
I had the same issue. Lost one pant in flight because of it.
I upsized to ¼ bolts with nylon nut plates. So far so good.
http://youtu.be/R5wykdE6R94
I upsized to ¼ bolts with nylon nut plates. So far so good.
http://youtu.be/R5wykdE6R94
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SEL Private, Comm Glider, Tow pilot (Pawnee Driver)
Waiex N116YX, Jabiru 3300, Tail dragger,
First flight, 3/16/2013. 403 hours and climbing.
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Re: Wheel pant screws
by mike.smith » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:02 pm
fastj22 wrote:I had the same issue. Lost one pant in flight because of it.
I upsized to ¼ bolts with nylon nut plates. So far so good.
http://youtu.be/R5wykdE6R94
Wow! Quite the video!
Mike
Mike Smith
Sonex N439M
Scratch built, AeroVee, Dual stick, Tail dragger
http://www.mykitlog.com/mikesmith
Sonex N439M
Scratch built, AeroVee, Dual stick, Tail dragger
http://www.mykitlog.com/mikesmith
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Re: Wheel pant screws
by DCASonex » Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:47 am
Drilled head bolts, wire tied.
Common aluminum (not SS) pull rivets with mandrels knocked out make nice neat holes in fiberglass to route wire through.
David A.
Common aluminum (not SS) pull rivets with mandrels knocked out make nice neat holes in fiberglass to route wire through.
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Re: Wheel pant screws
by fastj22 » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:39 pm
DCASonex wrote:Drilled head bolts, wire tied.
Common aluminum (not SS) pull rivets with mandrels knocked out make nice neat holes in fiberglass to route wire through.
David A.
That's a good idea. Do you have any pictures so we can visualize it?
John Gillis
SEL Private, Comm Glider, Tow pilot (Pawnee Driver)
Waiex N116YX, Jabiru 3300, Tail dragger,
First flight, 3/16/2013. 403 hours and climbing.
Home: CO15. KOSH x 5
Flying a B-Model Conversion (Super Bee Baby!)
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Re: Wheel pant screws
by andrewp » Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:14 am
I just want to say that the video was absolutely amazing. Nice job on the landing.
Similar to the other posters, 3/16 screws, nut plates and in my case a sort of star fitting to allow the screws to be further away from the center of the axle. Had a little trouble with the bolts holding on the fitting (they are shared with the brakes), but wheel pants have been rock solid.
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Similar to the other posters, 3/16 screws, nut plates and in my case a sort of star fitting to allow the screws to be further away from the center of the axle. Had a little trouble with the bolts holding on the fitting (they are shared with the brakes), but wheel pants have been rock solid.
AP
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