FF1 - Engine installed!
Section 46 - Landing gear
Gear legs Started by lifting up the airplane and inserted gear legs using a car jack Matco breaks: U-1001 needs to be trimmed to fit the AN822-4D fitting Avner , Brother in law and a mechanical engineer/expert, dropped by for 2 days work at workshop, helped me complete the breaks assembly. Installing the breaks assembly on the wheels: Calipers and linings installed: Installing tubes and tires: Inflating and installing wheels! Calipers and wheels measurements per Matco intructions: https://static.veracart.com/matco/item_pdfs/3815/document1.pdf Recommended caliper spacing: 1.885-2" was 0.3= Total: 1.37+0.256+0.30 =1.926" => within limits! Issue with axle nut hole: Encountered a problem with axle nut hole. After tightening the axle nut, the hole was located too close to the edge: After consulting with the forum, I shaved off 3mm of the U-01004 axle nut: And now hole is located properly: Used a thin saw to clear the threads: Ready to get off the lift! as tempting as i
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