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How can I tighten this bolt in WD-1021 landing gear mount?

tims88

Well Known Member
I have the old style of landing gear mounts and I'm finally getting around to bolting them to the fuselage. The aft hole in the support that extends forward to the front floor ended up in a spot that is very close to the post from the main mount body. This doesn't give me enough room to get a socket wrench onto the bolt so I'm not sure I have any good options for getting it installed and torqued but wanted to ask if anyone had any suggestions. I did a quick test fit, to make sure I could get a bolt in at all, by using some pliers to grab the bolt and twist from directly overhead. It worked but I slipped off the bolt head a lot so it got a little torn up. You can see all the the little shavings I scraped off it in the picture below. I can probably do that to get a bolt in all the way, but I'm not sure there will be any way to get a torque wrench on it.

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I have the old style of landing gear mounts and I'm finally getting around to bolting them to the fuselage. The aft hole in the support that extends forward to the front floor ended up in a spot that is very close to the post from the main mount body. This doesn't give me enough room to get a socket wrench onto the bolt so I'm not sure I have any good options for getting it installed and torqued but wanted to ask if anyone had any suggestions. I did a quick test fit, to make sure I could get a bolt in at all, by using some pliers to grab the bolt and twist from directly overhead. It worked but I slipped off the bolt head a lot so it got a little torn up. You can see all the the little shavings I scraped off it in the picture below. I can probably do that to get a bolt in all the way, but I'm not sure there will be any way to get a torque wrench on it.

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Will a crowfoot or open ended wrench work?
 
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