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Date:  5-10-2024
Number of Hours:  3.00
Manual Reference:  23-03
Brief Description:  Oil check door - DZUS

Being entirely ignorant about Dzus I spent some time watching some Youtubes on how to install them and finally gain some insight that the ones I bought at the Oshkosh flea market are sized for a P-51 cowling, not what I need for my oil check door. I have never been comfortable with a frangible and losable screw there, and now I have learnt about retainer rings, and understand the sizes these things are available. I have just ordered a care package from ASS, and I'll need another for the Dzus. I have decided on AJW3-35 CAD WING HEAD STUD, with DZUS SPRINGS S3-225 and SR3SS Dzus Snap Ring. The aim is to install them for the oil check door and the nose weight compartment.

Trying to understand the concepts involved I assembled a test piece with my WWII versions. Washers were required to make the sizes work. Actually, these may be for a Liberty ship rather than a P-51...
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