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Wing / Gear bolt torque checks on annuals

WingnutWick

WingnutWick

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Hello all,

I've been using the annual checklist Walt put out here and I am trying to make sure I am checking things properly when it comes to the wing spar attach bolts and the landing gear attach bolts and their respective torques. Looking through the plans I am not seeing torque values for these. The planes associated are:

RV-10
RV-8
RV-6A

Does anyone have torque values or know where to find them for all these items? Seems like the 8's wheel nuts are a bit tough to access from the inside.

Thanks all.
 
WingnutWick said:
Hello all,

I've been using the annual checklist Walt put out here and I am trying to make sure I am checking things properly when it comes to the wing spar attach bolts and the landing gear attach bolts and their respective torques. Looking through the plans I am not seeing torque values for these. The planes associated are:

RV-10
RV-8
RV-6A

Does anyone have torque values or know where to find them for all these items? Seems like the 8's wheel nuts are a bit tough to access from the inside.

Thanks all.
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If you know the bolt sizes (if you have the plans should be specified there) you can use the torque values in Van's Section 5 (Same for all models):

https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/5/
 
Info for the RV-8 landing gear.

From the Construction Manual:

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And DWG 75 annotated:


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(Check before using any of these numbers!)
 
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