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Wakko_SVT · 09-17-2016, 09:40 AM

So I lost a screw on my landing skid a few weeks ago while flying. So I initially put another one back in but noticed the reason why it came off was because it was over threaded, the hole the skid is all plastic. What can I do now? Get a bigger diameter screw? Epoxy it?

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Dyehard · 09-24-2016, 10:21 AM

Use a 3mm socket head bolt that is just long enough to go through the skid and the frame to the top of the pocket or hole just above the skid. Place a 3mm locknut in that pocket and thread the bolt up through the skid and frame into the locknut, wedge the locknut with a small screwdriver to keep it from turning and tighten the bolt up. I've had to do that to several Raptors.

09-17-2016, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wakko_SVT Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2015	Landing skid issue So I lost a screw on my landing skid a few weeks ago while flying. So I initially put another one back in but noticed the reason why it came off was because it was over threaded, the hole the skid is all plastic. What can I do now? Get a bigger diameter screw? Epoxy it? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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09-24-2016, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dyehard Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2013	Use a 3mm socket head bolt that is just long enough to go through the skid and the frame to the top of the pocket or hole just above the skid. Place a 3mm locknut in that pocket and thread the bolt up through the skid and frame into the locknut, wedge the locknut with a small screwdriver to keep it from turning and tighten the bolt up. I've had to do that to several Raptors.

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