Mike,
I would ream to 5/8 dia and make an aluminum flanged bushing to fit. The
bushing would then have your 1/2 dia hole for the original bolts.
Good luck, you'll need it.
Rick D.
On 12/16/02 8:14 AM,
MKIMBALL@GCI.NET wrote to MURPHY-REBEL:
-> Thanks Wayne. Going out to 5/8 probably wouldn't be any harder than 9/16 so
-> if I can't find 9/16 bolts, I'll come to you for the 5/8. I probably don't
-> need the larger diameter washers (AN970) so at least I know you can help me
-> out with the washers and nuts. As usual, you're the Rebel and SR builders
-> treasure.
->
-> Mike
->
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Wayne
-> G. O'Shea
-> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:05 PM
-> To:
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
-> Subject: Re: Hard to Find AN bolts
->
-> Mike, I have to meet this guy to offload my 9/16 (and 5/8, 3/4 etc) bolt
-> supply!! I have about 2000 AN9-25's. 2000 x $300us = $600,000US!!(or about a
-> million canadian!! Boy do I wish!!). Of course my next size up is AN9-41 so
-> I can't help you with them at 9/16. I do have lots of AN365-918 nuts in both
-> metal and fiber, as well as AN364 fiber shear nuts in 9/16. I also have
-> AN364/365 nuts in up to -20's (1 1/4") if you are ever building a 747 as a
-> homebuilt!)
->
-> However if you reamed up to 5/8" like the 3500 uses, I do have some
-> AN10-32's. I am presuming that you are not doing any of the 3500 mods at the
-> fuselage attach either, that you can use this length of bolt. With the mods
-> it requires a longer AN10 bolt. I also have a few AN960-9 washers, no big
-> ones as well as AN960-1016's
->
-> :>)
-> Wayne O'Shea
->
www.irishfield.on.ca
->
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: "Mike Kimball" <
mkimball@gci.net>
-> To: <
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 7:34 PM
-> Subject: Hard to Find AN bolts
->
->
-> > Anybody know where I can find AN9A-31 bolts, AN365-918A stop nuts, and
-> > AN970-9 washers (or AN960-9 washers if the big ones aren't available)? I
-> > need two bolts, two nuts, and a few washers. The first place I talked to
-> > after web surfing said they would be hard to find and would cost
-> > $300-$400!!!! I didn't do a very good job of drilling out my forward wing
-> > attach holes to 1/2" so I want to ream them out to 9/16".
-> >
-> > Mike Kimball
-> > SR#044
-> >
-> >
-> >
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