X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:49:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm28-vm1.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([98.136.216.160] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.10) with ESMTPS id 7213518 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:29:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.136.216.160; envelope-from=casey.gary@yahoo.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s2048; d=yahoo.com; b=LFLh/n2EbCiCcz2Xx+fLlPEkoJ+ZUXYZ6VpwD4d4KXtcKUh2lAaebsNhRQ2h0QPLfz47YUQtfRv6dJNIy1Oq/qqKvTDVRg1AQcrjvVx/HtRqOUwpVw8eRp7e3O/je5AyJUUGO1i+dgphUfb4evIrfJ3nLqaY8NJYFR6BpNOibxtwa1LLeyEJFxJz2GRGyv5G702pSwx54qt/ov29kK5kSV1wlqOnvi2kdqwYLxTbYg698G751o2oQJOyXHMXsH0ONXPrFsIZfUwA9hgXyDLit0kUMtuHOWvf0W/5lr8NIv2tBBduFvHJ+Vp0FHnZV8eJ4U4h9porV3GP2ae/LYB0wA==; Received: from [216.39.60.184] by nm28.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Oct 2014 10:29:04 -0000 Received: from [98.137.12.215] by tm20.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Oct 2014 10:29:04 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1023.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 14 Oct 2014 10:29:04 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 942045.30581.bm@omp1023.mail.gq1.yahoo.com X-YMail-OSG: 7wd2picVM1lFSil6eSMZ1w3Mo_2xzhZ_wEbrKWj1g2jtM8jM6QuIdxSyZqp.AsB tIxIP7q1U2goEDzu6OGTYzHyUwB0QOIdL3UVrqajAHy9EsouS0XGHPNZv88dujwVzoa7Z8N.RC.w 6jSBcVqMd9jZkDFx_w4LPoJ3tLXackzsgPdLMq4mAw65N4NzlUpqkbaX98HKP2WPd0huvo5lWsB8 1KwhfI76IWzQE6EvcQjIB1Kk2INwrLzaTFmLKguT5imyGf7NOFZFr6NHNMG4ZpvXuI9jd4iu0rf0 dvZGcbW22ZnzynzhTSNfRLvtq0xpUrV1gBL0QKLKNJNvpBWxSVEYEsQmcxTCMt6Epl9QTe.zkL8J IyBn23Fo2fOIhXojMbJWN_OX_EibpZB5fMdSQIM.ZalCnRGNxbLqfQdVrdTwhc7d6.rejgoGqg8R MaiekksXDpZc8JnqN5UE6uSK_R0NW4bF_eEzXAQfXpZKGrLcpHfX1e_5AiYoHURYRVgrShsb42j6 s0g-- X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:28:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Gary Casey Reply-To: Gary Casey X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: <972300111.52355.1413282528480.JavaMail.yahoo@jws10784.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: Safety wiring will pants MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_52354_684753352.1413282528478" Content-Length: 3880 ------=_Part_52354_684753352.1413282528478 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have found that the bolt needs to be part of the preflight inspection. Just wiggle the aft tip of the pant and if it moves, tighten the bolt. I hesitate to really tighten it as it would crush the pant material, so it's a judgement call. If you don't tighten it enough it for sure will come loose. I'm guessing, but it seems like about 10 ft-lbs is enough. One way to fix it would be to put a small (SS?) metal plate on the surface screwed to the pant, maybe with one screw behind the hole. Then put a star washer under the bolt head. Those bolt heads bug me - they must be costing 2 knots! I was going to either build a cavity in the pant to make them flush or to find a button head bolt. I did neither.Gary I have lost my outer bolt and spacer two times now for my wheel pants on the= main gear. Has anybody considered a way to safety wire the bolt to the wheel pant the b= olt to prevent loosing them inflight? I just hope it didn't hit anybody. ------=_Part_52354_684753352.1413282528478 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have found that the bolt needs to be part of the = preflight inspection. Just wiggle the aft tip of the pant and if it moves, = tighten the bolt. I hesitate to really tighten it as it would crush the pan= t material, so it's a judgement call. If you don't tighten it enough it for= sure will come loose. I'm guessing, but it seems like about 10 ft-lbs is e= nough. One way to fix it would be to put a small (SS?) metal plate on the s= urface screwed to the pant, maybe with one screw behind the hole. Then put = a star washer under the bolt head. Those bolt heads bug me - they must be c= osting 2 knots! I was going to either build a cavity in the pant to make th= em flush or to find a button head bolt. I did neither.
Gary


I have lost my outer bolt and spacer= two times now for my wheel pants on the=3D
main gear.

Has anybo= dy considered a way to safety wire the bolt to the wheel pant the b=3D
olt to prevent loosing them inflight?

I just hope it didn't hit anybody.

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