rjcthree
Well Known Member
I'm struggling with the lubing of the wing bolts prior to installation. As I see it, if the bolts are lubed in any way, there is no way that the lube won't find it's way between the spar faces, resulting in less friction at a given clamp load, as provided by the torqued bolts. It's likely this would get LESS over time (at least in the short term) with wicking. This leaves the attachment of the wing to center section tied to the shear of the bolts 'alone'. Not sure I'm good with the crude math I've done on that (BSME/PE), which admittedly was done on the 7/16" bolts alone.
Or am I overthinking this? Rick 90432 (hoping to test mount wings this weekend)
Or am I overthinking this? Rick 90432 (hoping to test mount wings this weekend)