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[rebel-builders] Final Inspection:

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:17 pm
by Ian Donaldson
G'day Wayne

On another topic, what do you think about putting nyloc nuts on the aileron
hinge bolts, instead of the
castle headed nuts and split pins?

Regards

Ian Donaldson

PS the weather here is a balmy 35oC or 100F.

: They get weirder all the time Mike. I knew they'd started nailing
Ontarian's
: about the gear leg bolts, but seat belt attachments...give me a #*($()!
: break! As for the cable to the mixer in the back...those will NEVER rotate
: either. Funny I can legally use a nytrol nut on a bearing'd pulley (that
may
: very well seize and make the bolt rotate), but I can't use it on a
properly
: installed leg bolt, or especially a shock strut bolt that will never
rotate.
: IF the gear bolts would rotate and loosen the nut themselves, it would
: surely cut my change over times to floats for me in the spring...but I
: always have to remove them manually for some reason! LOL
:




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[rebel-builders] Final Inspection:

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:17 pm
by Wayne G. O'Shea
I've seen a handful that have cheated there...and haven't seen any loose
ones yet... BUT it is one place that I definitely use a castle nut and
cotter pin.. no matter how much fun it is putting the pins in.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Donaldson" <allsure@bigpond.net.au>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Final Inspection:

G'day Wayne

On another topic, what do you think about putting nyloc nuts on the
aileron
hinge bolts, instead of the
castle headed nuts and split pins?

Regards

Ian Donaldson

PS the weather here is a balmy 35oC or 100F.

: They get weirder all the time Mike. I knew they'd started nailing
Ontarian's
: about the gear leg bolts, but seat belt attachments...give me a #*($()!
: break! As for the cable to the mixer in the back...those will NEVER
rotate
: either. Funny I can legally use a nytrol nut on a bearing'd pulley (that
may
: very well seize and make the bolt rotate), but I can't use it on a
properly
: installed leg bolt, or especially a shock strut bolt that will never
rotate.
: IF the gear bolts would rotate and loosen the nut themselves, it would
: surely cut my change over times to floats for me in the spring...but I
: always have to remove them manually for some reason! LOL
:




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