Landing gear strut bolt

[jamcgee1978]

Evening from a mildly damp and windy Scotland,

so started inserting in the temporary bolts for the struts, 3 of them fine no problem however how do you get a spanner on the bottom bolt nearest the skin at the bottom. Spent a hour cursing, grabbed a beer and retreated for the night. Tried a number of different methods no joy. Any input most welcome

 

[BobTurner]

Evening from a mildly damp and windy Scotland,

so started inserting in the temporary bolts for the struts, 3 of them fine no problem however how do you get a spanner on the bottom bolt nearest the skin at the bottom. Spent a hour cursing, grabbed a beer and retreated for the night. Tried a number of different methods no joy. Any input most welcomeView attachment 68610View attachment 68611

You shouldn’t ‘screw’ these into the holes. Drop the bolt into ice water (dry ice even better), apply gentle heat to the hole. Remove the bolt, dry off, spray light lube, tap into the hole with mallet and/or wood punch. For the final bolts, be sure to clean any oil off the threads before torquing. Because there is so much friction try to torque the nut. If you must torque the bolt first measure the ‘running torque’ and add that to the desired torque for setting your wrench.

 

[nohoflyer]

More importantly make sure the weight is off the wing. Get someone else giggle the wing till you find the sweet spot so it can slide it.