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smittysrv

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 67

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Riveting the Leading Edge to the Main Wing Spar

I started yesterday riveting the right wing main spar to the ribs in the

leading edge. I can get the bucking bar to every rib but the center one.

Someone suggested that I just pop-rivet it in place. Is that an OK thing to

do?



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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: Riveting the Leading Edge to the Main Wing Spar

It is not only OK, but the plans call for it to just be pop riveted on the

-6.  Pop it on and keep going.

Tim



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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: Riveting the Leading Edge to the Main Wing Spar

Smitty,

  

 I used solid rivets on all the leading edge ribs and don't recall having any difficulties. I do have good assortment of bucking bars and occasionally use one of the squeezer yokes as a bucking bar. I hope this helps in avoiding the use of pop rivets in this area, but I know others have used pop rivets here.

  

 Bill

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Bob Collins

Joined: 11 Mar 2006
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Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: Riveting the Leading Edge to the Main Wing Spar

That'll work.  If you have someone who can help you, though, Those rivets

are easily reached with one person reaching in through the holes from the

outboard end and one shooting from below with the gun.



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