Thursday, August 19, 2021

Fuel Tank Strap Service Bulletin (3)

 3 hours

Sonex put out a service bulletin to replace the single piece fuel tank straps with new two-piece straps that can be adjusted to avoid over-constraining the tank in case it expands slightly over time.

Anyway, I found it pretty easy to replace the aft strap, but the forward strap was not fun!  Pretty much all the wires go right past the two fasteners that I had to remove and replace, and also the ADAHRS box on the right side was in the way.  I struggled with it for quite a while, and finally gave up and got my wife to help me remove the ADAHRS so I could get at it, and then it wasn't too bad.  Still, hanging out crammed in the footwell was not comfortable!



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