Stockmanreef
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I assume that the castle nuts for the nose gear leg don't have to be torqued and just have to be snug. Snug enough that the bolt rotates with the leg as it moves.
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ken
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ken
I was wondering about this, even though it says finger tight, because I was wasn't sure what should rotate in this case the bolt or the bushing (greased) or both. In this instance, i was not sure, if the nut should be tightened down enough so that the bolt rotated with the nose gear and the bushing is what slid around when the nose gear moved. Or if both the bolt and the bushing should be able to slide around. When finger tight, the bolt does not move when the nose gear moves.
My thought was that if the nut was tightened down enough so that it moved with the nose gear (but not torqued), then it would not wear off the powder coating over time.
I guess, as usual, I am over thinking things.
I asked Vans' Builder Support about the tightness of those bolts on 27-Sep-16 (specifically relative to page 40A-05, Step 3 and 40A-06, Step 6). The response was (italics mine):
For the castle nuts, refer to Section 5 page 18 (now page 5-20) under "Fasteners As Pivot Points". In this case, with the AN7 bolts, I generally tighten them a little more than finger tight, the align the slots with the hole on the bolt before inserting the cotter pin.
Ken,E-
So is putting the exhaust in place prior to the nose gear a "gotcha"?
Maybe a separate thread should be started with this as a discussion. I know that I would be pissed if I put the engine on and found out I had to release the nose gear to get the exhaust in place.
I went out and tried putting the tailpipe in with the nose gear link assembly "in place". As E stated, it does not look like it will go in with the assembly in place.
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ken
scott-
so what I said originally was correct? Snug down the bolt so that the bolt moves with the nose gear and the bushing is the part that rotates inside the engine mount.
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Ken
E-
So is putting the exhaust in place prior to the nose gear a "gotcha"?
Maybe a separate thread should be started with this as a discussion. I know that I would be pissed if I put the engine on and found out I had to release the nose gear to get the exhaust in place.
I went out and tried putting the tailpipe in with the nose gear link assembly "in place". As E stated, it does not look like it will go in with the assembly in place.
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ken
isn't it easier to just put in place now? Or will it be in the way? I will have to find an engine lift at some point, but I don't think that I will be able to have it around for a long time. Unless the local EAA has one.
I don't know what the timing is between mounting engine and putting on exhaust system.
Ken,
No, that would not be an issue. To install the exhaust, the nose gear (portion in the picture) need to be removed to accommodate the installation of the tail pipe. It is actually pretty easy but will require to lift up the front of the plane off its nose gear.