Posted for "Bryan J. Burr" <bjburr@mwheli.com>:

 Thank you for posting this message.
 
 I too have 60 hours on my ES.  I have inspected my axle mounting bolts
 and found 3 out of 4 of the bolts loose on both axles.  No damage had
 occurred but I was soon to happen.
 
 It looks like this is an item of importance and is common among all ES
 aiplanes.
 
 Bryan Burr
 N132BB
 

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 To all the ES owners;
 
 At approx. 60 hrs on my ES I noticed unusual wear on the inside 2 inches
 of the right main tire.  I removed the wheel fairings, put it up on
 jacks and found considerable movement of the wheel axle assembly.  I
 removed the 2 AN4 bolts holding the axle mounting bracket and discovered
 the bracket was very loose on the main gear leg.  I was able to insert
 an .008" feeler gauge between the gear leg and the axle bracket.  This
 loose fit had allowed enough movement to cause the bolt shafts to wear.
 Net result, the wheel assembly was loose and considerably out of
 alignment.  I also checked the left landing gear and it was also loose
 but only slightly.  What to do??
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