D.F. Lively wrote: > I guess I will use some 1/8" thk alluminum between the wood and a washer and > then castle nut & cotter pin.
I wouldn't use a castle nut and cotter pin unless it was on a rotating part, but a nylock instead. Otherwise it'll be a pain to retorque, and you'll be less likely to retorque it every time you're looking at it, unlike a nylock nut, which is easy. Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net -------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "D F Lively" <riksh...@interl.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>; "Steve Glover" <kr...@cox.net> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:09 PM Subject: Re: KR> Engine Mount @ Firewall > Steve: > > I am following Mark Langford's lead and making the deck removable but nither > of the (3) different plans sets I have address the atachment details. > > This project that I took over has the lower mount to firewall hols in the > proper location but the uppers do not match probably done for a 4 pt. > attachment commonly used for conv. geared versions but since this is to be a > tri-gear the mount was built to allow for a top mount starter position on a > Diehl Case. > > I guess I will use some 1/8" thk alluminum between the wood and a washer and > then castle nut & cotter pin. Should get the Nose Gear from Diehl within a > week or so > > Thanx > > Don > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Steve Glover wrote: > > > Unless you are making your forward deck removable, I would highly > > recommend installing nut plates on aluminum plate. At some point you may > > want to remove the engine mount. > > > > Regards, > > > > Steve Glover > > KR-2 N902G > > AJO, Ca > > <kr...@cox.net> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > The question I have is what is used on the interior firewall side, > > Larger washers for wood, aluminum plates, Reg. AM washers or what? Then > > do we use stop nuts or Castle nuts with cotter pins? > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
