Installed LH Main Gear Leg per Sect 40A-04. Experience with RH Leg helped make this one a little easier to insert and align. Still a tight fit. Installing washers, nuts, tightening and then torquing all 8 various fasteners requires considerable time as each presented challenging access. Toward end of session, I tightened nuts holding U1402 to Fuselage. A few months ago during build of the Fuselage at Sect 29-03, Step 3 the instructions have builder "leave these loose for now". So now was time to torque, along with all others in immediate area. The aft two bolts use MS21083-N5 "shear" nuts. These are thinner than AN365-524 nuts. The thinner nuts save a few ounces for all 4, and are all that is needed for this shear joint. But I applied std torque -- and stripped one. I replaced with AN365-524 nut, which took full torque. I will replace all 3 others as soon as I receive replacement AN365-524 nuts from Vans.
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| Overhead view of LH Main Gear Leg. Perspective makes exterior portion seem small, |
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| replaced thinner -N5 nut with AN365-524 Nut on right. Will replace other when more -524's received. |