The gear leg is probably not considered to be a "High Temp" operation despite
the near proximity of potentially very hot brakes. I chose to use cotter pins
on mine for that reason, but as Mark points out, he hasn't seen a problem with
his either.
The one point I do want to make is that drilled
The FAA recommends in AC 43-13b that fiber or nylon locknuts not be used
where these will be subject to high temperatures. (What constitutes
high temperature is not defined.) All metal locknuts should be used in
high temperature applications. In theory the high temperature will
cause the fiber o
I had always assumed the "10" was the number of 1/64s since I have found 1/8
inch and #8s to be relatively interchangeable. But of course after I went
searching I discovered I was incorrect. Judging from the table at the link
below, it is the number of 1/80s greater than 0.0600 inches (the actual
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