Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Drilled the Upper Landing Gear Mount

I drilled the landing gear mount holes last night. There is one big bolt at the top that holds the leg. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it was going to be and only took about 45 minutes. I used my new .311 reamer and the holes in each mount turned out great. I test fit the AN5 bolt and it's a perfect snug fit.


I had to lightly file and sand the openings of each gear mount to remove a little powder coating and then I greased the gear legs so they would slide in smoothly.


I put some Boelube on the reamer and used a curved dental pick to make sure the holes in the mount and gear leg were aligned. Now it's time to install the mount in the fuselage.


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