Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Packed wheel bearings with Aeroshell 5 grease then installed tires onto axles. Tightened nuts then backed off until slight drag felt. Going to put off drilling cotter pin holes in axles until brake system is completed. Removed saw horses and…
Prepped wheel pant mount plates by marking new holes and cut-outs. Drilled mount holes and used combination of files and rotary tool for brake line hardware cut outs. Riveted nutplates onto outside of plates for wheel pant hardware. Assembled brake…
Drilled motor mount hole in new RH gear leg same as previous but used V block in drill press to ensure squareness. Deburred hole and attached new RH gear leg to fuselage with AN4-30A bolt. Drilled 1/8″ pilot hole through…
Began prepping wheel assemblies by using large socket to fully set wheel bearing races into rim halves. Prepped tires and tubes by removing Schrader vale and applying talc to tire and tube. Assembled wheel assembly with new bolts from hydraulic…
Leveled fuselage using wood blocks under tail. Clamped aluminum extrusion and spacers to axles and measured axle height from top of upper longerons. Began drilling RH axle. Realized part way through that toe in was not being measured from front…
Started by setting up drill press to drill titanium legs. Opted to not trim gear legs and left the 1/8″ longer than plans. Drilled main gear legs using slowest speed on drill press and 1/8″ cobalt drill bit. After initial…
Measured required bolt hole lengths which differed from plans. Used AN4-33A bolts for lower holes and AN4-32A bolts for upper holes. Inserted bolts into engine mount blocks then positioned mount on bolts. Torqued bolts to spec then applied torque seal.…
Disassembled seat pans/channels to deburr and clean. Riveted seat pans and channels together then clecoed into fuselage. Riveted rear of assembly to aft seat belt channel and left clecoes in for center seatbelt channels and aft tunnel web spar per…
Used rivet stems and clamps to hold center seatbelt channels into place while locating and pilot drilling seat ribs and channels to forward floor. Clecoed -14L/R angles into place. Located idler assembly and pilot drilled to lower cross member and…
Pilot drilled and clecoed seat ribs and channels to fuselage floor. Clecoed together seat belt clips, attach channels, and seatbelt center channel and attached to inside seat pan ribs. Hours Worked: 0.82
Assembled F10-16 idler assembly (skipping -21 and -17 sub assemblies. Used vice to press in Symmco bushings to pivot angles. Lubricated bushings and pivot bearings with LPS-2 prior to assembly. Hours Worked: 0.57
Performed long-term storage procedure IAW Jabiru Maintenance Manual. Removed plugs and lubricated cylinders with Phillips 20W50 Anti-Rust Oil. Reinstalled plugs but did not torque. Removed rocker covers and lubricated rocker chambers with same oil. Reinstalled rocker covers but did not…