Landing gear bolt broke

[rbarber]

I had to tap them in (they were snug), but otherwise done as the original specifications. I did take more than a little care getting the 0.7 degrees of toe in correct. I land on both grass and pavement, and anyone who has seen my landings would laugh hard if someone accused me of good landings. It may be worth mentioning that my gear legs are slightly longer than the specified length, less than an inch, IIRC. I doubt that would make any real difference. The mystery remains...

R.
Sonex 271, N157SX (Sexy Hexy)
>1200 hrs (and a lot of crappy landings) on the original SS bolts.

[n502pd]

Thanx for the update! axel bolt upgrade was what i was mostly interested.

[Skippydiesel]

I am not the origional builder and may have my "wires" crossed but think I may have a Grove undercarriage - do these bolt concerns include Grove?

My Sonex has Tracy O'Brien legs

Is there a well informed Sonex person, who might tell me if the central topic of this thread/conversation, includes TO'B legs ????

[sonex892.]

I am not the origional builder and may have my "wires" crossed but think I may have a Grove undercarriage - do these bolt concerns include Grove?

My Sonex has Tracy O'Brien legs

Is there a well informed Sonex person, who might tell me if the central topic of this thread/conversation, includes TO'B legs ????

I dont know about well informed. The one thing I do know for sure is he sold welded axles to fit on the titanium legs. These are virtually the same as sonex, except they had hollow axles and were made for their wheels and brakes. I think they also sold complete steel gear legs that would bolt to the engine mount the same as the standard titanium rod but the axle bolt is ommitted as it is part of the gear leg.


So do you have titanium legs with a 1/4" bolt in the axle and one 1/4" bolt in the engine mount? If yes. "It is the same as a Sonex"
Do you have steel legs with a 1/4" bolt in each leg in the upper engine mount? If yes. "Should only have to worry about the top bolt"

Steve