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Chris_A Posted at 2018-7-30 23:08
Nigel et al.
Daft question (and difficult to put into words), but how tight should tighten each of the bolts (at the moment they are just finger tight as I'm awaiting delivery of blue thread lock). I'm guessing, finger tight, then nip up a fraction?? I really don't want to add more cracks by overtightening. Any thoughts?
Just enough that they don't come undone again!
If you use a marker pen and draw a line across them onto the plate then you will be able to check if they are unscrewing very easily, if they are then tighten a little more. If you do this and check regularly over the first few flights then you can stay on the safe side of too tight.
You also want to ensure that your plates are not loose enough to move about through vibration, if you have plastic safe threadlock then maybe put a couple of drops on the plates to stop them sliding around, better than extra tightness on the screws.
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