Front outrigger alignment

After nearly 8 years taking one wing off to replace the 110 front bulkhead I have finally got my finger out and removed the other one I have done about 5 hours in the last few days morning/evening and lunchtimes so really getting back into the swing of it now.

My issue is I know for a fact the front outriggers aren't aligned as they never reached the bulkhead so I had to lower the bulkhead feet to reach...Keeping in mind I am now re-doing the whole bulkhead I have the dilemma to align them both.



Looking at the chassis I now see the outrigger has a support bracket I didnt see from the front. So assume maybe that is in line but its the bulkhead which has always been out of line. I will leave in place and get the new bulkhead on and see how it sits.

Great to hear you’re back on it – sounds like proper progress after a long haul! You’re definitely not alone with bulkhead alignment headaches, where things have been replaced, patched or just… aged creatively

A initial thought: If the outriggers have the original support brackets and look unmolested, there’s a good chance they’re in the right place and it was your old bulkhead that was out. It’s not uncommon for bulkheads to get twisted slightly from previous fitting, rust repair or even just poor-quality replacements.

Good luck and let us know on here how you are gettting on.

Modama said:

Great to hear you’re back on it – sounds like proper progress after a long haul! You’re definitely not alone with bulkhead alignment headaches, where things have been replaced, patched or just… aged creatively

A initial thought: If the outriggers have the original support brackets and look unmolested, there’s a good chance they’re in the right place and it was your old bulkhead that was out. It’s not uncommon for bulkheads to get twisted slightly from previous fitting, rust repair or even just poor-quality replacements.

Good luck and let us know on here how you are gettting on.

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Thanks for that, its only when actually looking I saw that, I forgot they had beefy brackets, They look unmolested, amazed the bulkhead was so much out (high) and yet the doors were fine so not sure what went on but I agree someone had fixed it in the past so never know what they did. I will know more when I line up the new one...