SNB-L03: Tailwheel
Tailwheel Installation – Part 3
Epoxied tail spring rod into fuselage using 3M DP8407 metal epoxy to strengthen connection since rod had a little bit of play in tail spring mount bracket. Installed tail spring hardware. Upsized steering linkage rod holes in tail wheel assembly and rudder horn then installed Anson Engineering steering rod. Used torque seal on hardware. Hours…
Tailwheel Installation – Part 2
Deburred tail wheel and spring holes and installed AN4 hardware through tail wheel assembly. Reinstalled clecoes on aft fuselage floor and took off of saw horses. Rolling chassis complete! Hours Worked: 1.26
Tailwheel Installation – Part 1
Drilled 1/4″ hole in tail wheel spring using same method as landing gear legs. Updrilled bottom half of tail wheel mount bracket then through drilled entire assembly and installed hardware. Noticed a descent amount of slop between tail wheel spring and mount so will probably epoxy mount into hole in warmer weather. Measure distance between…
