----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Couper, You will only need a few tools. If you are doing this by yourself, you will want to have a couple of sawhorses, or something similar, that you can put some padding on (blanket, pillow, etc) to let the wing rest on.
You will need: screw driver to remove the wing fairing screws (straight, #1 or #2 Phillips as necessary), needle nose pliers to help remove cotter pins, side cutters to also help remove cotter pins and cut wire ties or any safety wire you may find. You will need two 3/8 inch wrenches to remove the aileron control rod bolt. The front wing bolts are generally 15/16 inch on the head and 1 inch on the nut, however I have had some that were 15/16 on both ends so you may want to have at least a 15/16 box end wrench available. These bolts will have 90 to 100 pounds torque on them so I recommend a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar and an extension to go with the above noted sockets. You can use the ratchet to hold one end if the threads have been jimmied, but most likely you will be able to remove the nut without having to hold the head of the bolt. The two rear wing bolts will require two 1/2 inch wrenches, or a socket (1/4 " drive) and a wrench. You will need something to drive the front bolts out, ie a long drift pin or a really large screw driver (I recommend the long drift pin.)
Once you have the fairings off, and the wiring/pitot static lines disconnected, then disconnect the aileron and get the cotter pins out of all four wing bolts. Then take the nuts off all the bolts, remove one rear bolt and drive out the front bolts. Put a saw horse under the wing just in case, but I find you generally have to wiggle and pull the wing in order to get it disconnected. Remove the last rear bolt just before you do the "wiggle job."
If you are planning to leave the wings off overnight, or longer, I would take something to cover the holes in the wings.
Reverse the process for installation. One additional item that you may want to take, just in case, is some form of "liquid wrench" lubricant to assist in the task you are about to undertake.
Good Luck
Lynn Nelsen
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