---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 03/12/05: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:07 PM - clearance hole in firewall for nose gear leg bolt (RV-7A) (Merems) 2. 05:07 PM - Re: clearance hole in firewall for nose gear leg bolt (RV-7A) (Jim Streit) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:07:51 PM PST US From: "Merems" Subject: RV7-List: clearance hole in firewall for nose gear leg bolt (RV-7A) --> RV7-List message posted by: "Merems" Fellow RV-7A builders, What is the proper size hole to cut in the firewall to gain access to the nose gear leg bolt. There is a inconsistency in the plans. On the firewall construction drawing it calls out 3/4" diameter hole and on the nose gear installation drawing (where the bolt is actually called out) it calls out a 1" diameter hole. I don't want to put in a larger hole if it is not required. Paul (RV-7A fuselage) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:07:22 PM PST US From: Jim Streit Subject: Re: RV7-List: clearance hole in firewall for nose gear leg bolt (RV-7A) --> RV7-List message posted by: Jim Streit Merems wrote: >--> RV7-List message posted by: "Merems" > >Fellow RV-7A builders, > >What is the proper size hole to cut in the firewall to gain access to the nose gear leg bolt. There is a inconsistency in the plans. On the firewall construction drawing it calls out 3/4" diameter hole and on the nose gear installation drawing (where the bolt is actually called out) it calls out a 1" diameter hole. > >I don't want to put in a larger hole if it is not required. > >Paul (RV-7A fuselage) > > > > Make the hole slightly larger than the socket needed to fit the bolt Jim Streit rv90073