Lift pins
That is certainly the case on my Nimbus 2 where the main spar is joined and secured with a main pin but can still essentially float around in the fuselage if it were not for the lift pins on the wings.
Hence the name "lift pins" - they carry the fuselage load.
Yes, I guess that's probably more correct, as the lift pins are mounted to the internal structure of the glider. (Generally, a steel tube cage that incorporates the landing gear and all other structural components.) The spar carry-through hole is primarily surrounded by composite structure only.
My bad.
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