Wheel pant screws
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:44 pm
by mike.smith
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
Re: Wheel pant screws
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:22 pm
by fastj22
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.
Re: Wheel pant screws
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:02 pm
by mike.smith
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.
Wow! Quite the video!
Mike
Re: Wheel pant screws
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:47 am
by DCASonex
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.
Re: Wheel pant screws
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:39 pm
by fastj22
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?
Re: Wheel pant screws
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:14 am
by andrewp
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.
AP
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