RV-6A main landing gear

[Tweetip10]

I am currently rebuilding a RV-6A that was in a ground loop incident. I have found many builder errors/deviations so I am suspect of everything I find. Today I found a spacer, 1/4 to 3/8 wide, on the forward left landing gear attachment mount between the mount and longeron. Has anyone else ever seen this? Pic attached from drawing.
thanks

 

[Zero4Zulu]

I am currently rebuilding a RV-6A that was in a ground loop incident. I have found many builder errors/deviations so I am suspect of everything I find. Today I found a spacer, 1/4 to 3/8 wide, on the forward left landing gear attachment mount between the mount and longeron. Has anyone else ever seen this? Pic attached from drawing.
thanks

My 6A has spacers there as well.

 

[Tweetip10]

My 6A has spacers there as well.

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Stevea]

It usually took a spacer in there just to so the gear mount made contact with the fuselage side. Mine even had to be tapered to fit, because the gear mount pad and side structure weren’t parallel. I don’t remember the spacer being called out there on the plans, but by that time in the build I already knew the solution to my tapered gap…..”just make it fit.”

BTW, looks like your photo is for a 7A, not for a 6A. Some common parts between the two models, but not the exact same assembly.

 

[Tweetip10]

You’re correct about photo, just a better pic of area than 6.

 

[PaulvS]

Here is a picture of the RH gear bracket shim on my 6A and the other side is similar.

 

[Tweetip10]

Right no spacer, left spacer