Steven,
The only two places I would be concerned about the stainless bolts
are on the wing attach fittings and the prop bolts. Absolutely use AN
bolts in these two applications. The only other problem with
stainless is it's really heavy compared to using AN hardware. Bobby
> OK that is not what I wanted to hear this close to finalizing my hardware
> installs. Maybe the $150.00 dollars in ss bolts can be used somewhere
> else. Aircraft spruce has got to love me. At least I haven't put epoxy
> in the bolt holes yet as a sealer.
>
> Steven Phillabaum
> KR2S; 5048; corvair;
> Auburn, Alabama
>
>
> Mark Langford wrote:
>> OK, let me clarify that...
>>
>> "There's typically a pretty big difference in the
>> properties of stainless and something like an AN3 bolt." There are
>> plenty
>> of examples of stainless AN and MS bolts, but just because it says AN or
>> MS
>> on it, that doesn't necessarily mean it'll hold your wings on...
>>
>>
>
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