X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:19:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c2) with ESMTP id 5814026 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:37:37 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=NTjuULQFL7V1QpA1TBIRoJo8O620pr2LnSD6l72Dp55mD4DKUzXG8CrLyuoFsjmZ; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [64.223.111.6] (helo=[192.168.1.24]) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1TO8GV-0004jw-J8 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:37:03 -0400 From: Colyn Case Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-128-576355734 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Torque X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:37:06 -0400 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-ELNK-Trace: 63d5d3452847f8b1d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da940c3669890d467ea51b96c561d1a8625a4350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 64.223.111.6 --Apple-Mail-128-576355734 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii What is the spec on the screws? If you went beyond spec does that mean the screws are compromised even = though the nuts broke first? On Oct 16, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Christian Meier wrote: Hi, I over torqued the wing bolts once, because I made a mistake in = conversation to Metric NM. Instead of 600 inch/pound I torqued to 1000 inch/pound. Result: I pulled the thread out of the nuts. The bolt looked still good. All this happened to the inner wing bolts. Installing was not so easy as = the nuts are installed inside the spar. Lancair sent me quickly 2 spare nuts. The weak point is the nut. Find some pictures below. Christian www.lancair.at >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I am just mounting the wings of my 360 MKII (finally) and want to use = the > right torque for the screws. I did not find a number in the manual and = could > not locate it in the LML too.=20 >=20 > Can someone please help me out ? >=20 > Thanks in advance, >=20 > Peter=20 > D-EPSO 360 MKII (hope to fly in December / January 2013.....) >=20 --Apple-Mail-128-576355734 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii What = is the spec on the screws?
If you went beyond spec does that mean = the screws are compromised even though the nuts broke = first?

On Oct 16, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Christian = Meier wrote:

Hi,
I over = torqued the wing bolts once, because I made a mistake in conversation to = Metric NM.
Instead of 600 inch/pound I torqued to 1000 = inch/pound.
Result: I pulled the thread out of the nuts. The = bolt looked still good.
All this happened to the inner wing = bolts. Installing was not so easy as the nuts are installed inside the = spar.
Lancair sent me quickly 2 spare nuts.
The weak = point is the nut.
Find some pictures = below.

Christian



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Hi,

I am just = mounting the wings of my 360 MKII (finally) and want to use the
right = torque for the screws. I did not find a number in the manual and = could
not locate it in the LML too.

Can someone please help = me out ?

Thanks in advance,

Peter
D-EPSO 360 MKII = (hope to fly in December / January = 2013.....)



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