This afternoon I put a coat of primer on the
exposed surfaces of the outboard hold down bracket chamfered edges and the wear
plates and doubler plates.
Next I installed the outboard doubler and
wear plates. I used 2-AN5 bolts as
alignment pins and installed the plates with the flat head #10 machine screws
with nuts and washers. I then slipped
the gear leg in place and installed the outboard hold down bracket. I aligned the gear leg and installed the
inboard doubler and wear plates and dropped the bolts through the holes.
I sequentially tightened the bolts until they
were all snug and then used the torque wrench to tighten them. I need to purchase an 8" - 3/8" drive
extension before I can torque the AN6 nut at the inboard hold down bracket. After the center AN6 nut and bolt have been
tightened I will reinstall the brake line and the left gear main reinstall will
be complete.
