Hi Jeff,
If my memory serves me correct, you need to
countersink the bolt further to give you the required
thread exposure after the nut has been tightened.
Otherwise a longer AN bolt.
Cheers,
Tim
--- Jeffrey J Paris <jeffrey-j-paris@excite.com>
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> Dear Listers of Europa,
>
> As you may or may not know I bought Classic
> Monowheel Kit #A012 from a prior builder who did not
> get very far, we have 563 hours into the build and
> are loving every minute of the challenge.
>
> Currently, we are working on mounting W16(S) quick
> connect bellcrank to the starboard wing. Per
> instructions, we drilled the .25"d hole. We then
> countersunk with a .75" spade cutter on the front
> face of the spar to a 5mm depth.
>
> No here are where things go weird, the directions
> verbatim:
>
> "Slide an AN4-20A bolt, with a EUR001 washer on it,
> through the hole in the starboard spar from the
> front so that the head of the bolt enters the
> counter bore. Place 2 EU001 washers, the W16S (S)
> bellcrank, another EUR001 washer and finally screw
> on the MS210042-4 Nut. Finally fill the hole with
> flox."
>
> OK seems easy enough, except the AN bolt is too
> short to meet the practices standard of having 2-5
> thread lengths showing above the nut. By my
> measurements I'm about 5mm too short. In addition,
> the AN4-20A bolt I was supplied with is actually a
> AN4-20 bolt with a cotter pin hole. Also, by putting
> a washer on the head of the bolt first off it also
> makes the head of the bolt stick up out of our 5mm
> counter bore, do you even need that one since it's
> going to be floxed into place anyway?
>
> Well it got us thinking are we interpreting the
> instructions wrong, or maybe we are following thing
> correctly and maybe there is an error in the manual.
> Moreover, in the exploded views for these
> mechanisms there are no particular call outs of the
> parts to double check.
>
> I guess our main problem we buying an orphaned kit
> is the fact that our prior builder tended to further
> "kit" and reassemble parts for future assembly (
> plus a fair amount of jumping around), so as you can
> guess we spend a fair amount of time re-organizing
> and double checking our work in an attempt to keep
> our project on track: Especially in keeping up with
> the MODS.
>
> If anybody has a quick answer please let me know.
> Thank you for your time, consideration and
> expertise.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeff and Peter Paris Kit # A012 Monowheel classic
>
>
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