Well, first off, if you are doing a gear retrofit, the 'Milescraft Drive-90' is an indispensible tool... Absolutely the smallest 90-degree close-quarters drill head I could find, it allows me to work within the space of the existing gear holes without cutting out the top wingskin, or making the holes any bigger than they have to be to fit the (huge) Diehl brackets... It takes the screwdriver-bit style hex-shank bits.
Also very useful for installing the nosegear, specifically for drilling the firewall holes with the gear bracket in place against the firewall. So, I'm about to mount my gear - which is the 'All done but the fat-lady' stage of this repair (all that will be left is covering up access holes, wiring the electric trim & a few fiberglass patches).... 1) What sort of epoxy does one use to stick the wheels to the gear-legs, and the gear-legs to the bracket? JB-Weld? T-88? I'm thinking the 'West' stuff I bought for glass work is probably not a good idea for that application... 2) Is there any harm in epoxying the gear brackets to the spar when you bolt them on? 3) My wings have a plywood rib about 3 to 4" from the fuselage sides - I don't remember this as a 'supposed to be there' item - is it? Should I cut into it to mount the Diehl brackets flush with the fuse, or should I mount the brackets outboard of this rib? 4) Any other tips?
