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Fuselage March 2008 Updates March 18, 2008 Left Wheel Installed.... - 2.0 hrs Loaded up the grease gun with Aeroshell #5. Got out the bearing greaser. This thing works pretty cool. You just load it with grease and put the bearing in and push the plunger down and watch the grease squish thru. Reinstalled the bearings in the wheels and it was time to install it. First I had to install the AN822 fittings for the break lines. There are not a left and right brake pad. So you have to move the grease zerk on one of them to the other side so as to get the AN fitting on the top. I did this and then installed on the axle. Next I removed the 2 bolts holding the brake pad to allow the wheel to slide on. Installed one of the spacers, then the wheel and then the other spacer and big Nut. Then I slide in the brake pad and installed the 2 bolts. Left side done. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.