Re: REFLECTOR: Wing attach bolts

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David Brown wrote:
> 
> I am bolting my wings on for what I hope will be the last time before
> flight. I have the STD wing. The AN8-30a bolts are requiring between 6 and
> 7 thick AN816 washers in order to keep the locknuts from bottoming out.
> 
> I'm thinking of replacing the bolts with -26 or -27 length. Has anyone else
> had this problem?
> 
> Dave Brown
  Dave   								  									  I had the same problem, corrected with
1/2" shorter bolt. I installed   an SAE grade 8 bolt which has a yield
strength of 130000 and a tensile   of 150000 and has rolled threads.