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                           RV8-List Digest Archive
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     1. 05:00 AM - Re: Re: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting  (Mickey Coggins)
     2. 07:01 AM - Re: Re: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting  (John D. Heath)
 
 
 
________________________________  Message 1  _____________________________________


Time: 05:00:34 AM PST US
From: Mickey Coggins <mick-matronics@rv8.ch>
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting

--> RV8-List message posted by: Mickey Coggins <mick-matronics@rv8.ch>

Hi,

The nuts called out on my plans are NAS 679A6, if we
are talking about the same nuts, the ones in the gear
tower:

  http://www.rv8.ch/article.php?story=20040404153921362

Van's calls this a "Low profile, Self-Locking        3/8-24".

Mickey

John D. Heath wrote:
> --> RV8-List message posted by: "John D. Heath" <alto_q@direcway.com>
> 
> Had a heck of a time finding these, MS21042  Reduced dimention nuts and as a

> last resort Guess where I looked. 
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/an363.php
> 
> I'm still in planing but when I get to this point in construction, I'll be 
> substituting MS21042 Nuts for the AN365 Nuts that are called out. They meet 
> the same MIL-Spec and are all metal self locking, CAD plated, etc.  They 
> will allow a smaller standard socket and keep me from standing on my head 
> trying to see through the bottom of my bi-focals with sweat in my eyes. When

> I was young enough to do that I didn't need the bi-focals anyway.
> 
>                                                                         John

> D.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Jones" <rv_8pilot@hotmail.com>
> To: <rv-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: RE: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting
> 
> 
> 
>>--> RV-List message posted by: "Bryan Jones" <rv_8pilot@hotmail.com>
>>
>>>I just did this for the first time a couple days ago.  The two outboard
>>>bolts, actually the nuts inside the gearbox, are too crowded to get a
>>>socket on them.
>>
>>Custom -8 landing gear tools!!  Grind, cut, shave, weld...  Then - swear 
>>and
>>curse as you manage to get yourself wedged upside down into the bottom of
>>the plane with your arm stuck in the gear tower; and seriously concerned
>>about how you're going to get back out!!  :)
>>
>>Bryan
>>
>>do not archive
>>
>>


-- 
Mickey Coggins
http://www.rv8.ch/
#82007 Wiring






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Time: 07:01:47 AM PST US
From: "John D. Heath" <alto_q@direcway.com>
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting

--> RV8-List message posted by: "John D. Heath" <alto_q@direcway.com>

I missed that , had to go back and check.  The MS21042 are also much lower
profile than NAS365 nut and the reduced diameter of the wrenching area
should allow even more room. I can't see any reason these nuts need to be
low profile unless bolt length is an issue. We'll have to check for a thread
and a half extending through the nut when they are all torqued down.  The
strength is even better so I'm going to be trying them when the time comes.


              John D.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mickey Coggins" <mick-matronics@rv8.ch>
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: RV-List: five year RV8 report - gear bolting


> --> RV8-List message posted by: Mickey Coggins <mick-matronics@rv8.ch>
>
> Hi,
>
> The nuts called out on my plans are NAS 679A6, if we
> are talking about the same nuts, the ones in the gear
> tower:
>
>  http://www.rv8.ch/article.php?story=20040404153921362
>
> Van's calls this a "Low profile, Self-Locking        3/8-24".
>
> Mickey
>