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09-20-2011, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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How to secure fairing pin?
I did little maintenance today and once again discovered that a hinge pin holding main leg fairing backed off. How do you guys secure it?

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09-20-2011, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eliot, Maine
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Safety wire works
Drill a hole in the leg fairing and safety wire the pin to the inside of the fairing. It will be covered by the intersection fairing to the wheel pant. No problems on mine after 230+ hours.
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Claudio Scremin
N221Z RV8A Maine 600+ hrs
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09-20-2011, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Chester, Pa
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Do the twist
Hey Vlad,
Kind of bend it back and around and around and make sure the tip is bent back so as not to be sharp which may pierce the leg. Once you do this and it looks like a spring you force it back in, not much force needed and the spring like tension keeps it in place.
Sorry no photos just my crappy description!!
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West Chester Pa
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09-20-2011, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Delta, CO/Atlin, BC
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Vlad,
I put mine in from the top on the 9A so it was a non-issue. When I converted to the 9, I eliminated the upper fairing (intersection is now a piece of rubber like the wing root) so had to put the pin in from the bottom. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the leg fairing, put a nutplate on a piece of hinge, put the hinge on the bent part of the pin, and screw a #6 screw into the nutplate through the fairing. A bit more complicated than the simple safety wire. And in either case, it is hidden by the lower intersection fairing.
greg
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Greg Arehart
RV-9B (Big tires) Tipup @AJZ or CYSQ
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09-20-2011, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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All good tips thank you. I would probably go easy-lazy
Greg btw do you still have your nose wheel upper leg fairing? If yes I would like to buy it.
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09-20-2011, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlad
All good tips thank you. I would probably go easy-lazy
Greg btw do you still have your nose wheel upper leg fairing? If yes I would like to buy it.
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Vlad-If you look on your fairing drawings, safety-wiring the hinge pin is noted.
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Steve M.
Ellensburg WA
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09-20-2011, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Delta, CO/Atlin, BC
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Vlad,
I never bought (or used) the upper NW fairing, so sorry, I can't sell it to you! I'll sell you one of the main upper fairings and you could modify it...
cheers,
greg
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Greg Arehart
RV-9B (Big tires) Tipup @AJZ or CYSQ
N 7965A
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