Undercarriage Fairing Hinge Rod

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Landing gear fairing pin - floor wear

Landing gear fairing pin - floor wear Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:44 pm by Bryan Cotton My landing gear fairings have two pins, that insert from the middle. One goes down into the wheelpant, and the other goes up through the floor. The problem is the 0.032" floor did not stand up well to the steel hinge pin. [ugly floor hole.jpg] I took a step drill to it until it was just a hole - maybe close to 3/8" before it was cleaned up. Then I used my holesaw collection to make a 0.063" 7075-T6 aluminu…