Not to worry. The engine installation procedure calls for determining
the thrust line of the engine and using spacing washers if necessary.
On mine, with the landing gear frame vertical members parallel to
firewall, it came out just about perfect w/o spacers.
Regards,
Fred F., A063
> With the advice from this forum I set about installing the landing gear
> frame and after some swearing and a little 'gentle' persuasion ended up with
> it in such a position that the spacing from the firewall seems perfect and
> the swinging arm comes up absolutely centre of the wheel well and on the
> centreline of the aircraft. HOWEVER, having drilled some of the bolt holes I
> have realised that the plane of the engine mounts is not vertical. To achieve
> that I would have to rotate the top of the landing gear frame forward by 3mm
> and re-drill some of the bolt holes. Since I don't yet have the engine
> fitting manual, is this something which can be rectified at the engine
> mounting stage or do I need to get out with the drill again.
>
> Regards Paul Stewart #432
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