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 Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:03 pm Post subject: Shoot Bolt Guide Clearance Question |
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While fiddling with the DL07 shoot bolt guides in the doors I test fitted
them to the fuselage. My concern was to be sure I had enough clearance for the
guides in the doors AND the DL07 guides that will be later installed on the door
frame of the fuselage. It appears that the guides in the aft end of the door
already rub on the fuselage frame leaving little or no room for the aft frame
guides later on. The aft guides are seated as far as they will go without
partially cutting out more door material around the collar area of the guide to
seat it further back. Reading the archives it appears that these lil fellas can
pop out from time to time. Any more cutting may not be wise.
Also interesting to note that my door had mold marks for the guide locations.
They were WAY off from the measurements given in the manual. Looking at
others photos I elected to install them according to the manual and disregarded
the makings.
The doors have not been properly fitted to the fuselage at this time. I
wonder if that will help?
These doors incorporate the fuselage width increase < mod 67>
After all this incessant rambling my questions are:
Has anyone had issue with the clearance of the shoot bolt guides as described
above? Fix?
Thanks in advance!
Brian Skelly
Europa XS TriGear #A276
North Texas USA
You can see my build photos at:
www.europaowners.org/brians
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Shoot Bolt Guide Clearance Question |
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| EuropaXSA276(at)aol.com wrote: | | It appears that the guides in the aft end of the door already rub on the fuselage frame leaving little or no room for the aft frame guides later on. The aft guides are seated as far as they will go without partially cutting out more door material around the collar area of the guide to seat it further back. |
If the guides rub, you should be able to grind 'em down, after installing the door. Only a little bit of "brim in the guide hat" needed.
As sidenote, rather than just holes in the fiberglass for the shoot bolts which will wear, I bonded in bushings made from I think 1/2" tubing from the hobby store. Brass or aluminum. That way the doors can be perfectly flush to the fuselage side, since they were cured with the door closed and bolted (waxed obviously too). Mine still rubbed a little when flexed, thinking ahead of closing with prop spinning. So....removed a bit of the epoxy around the hole in the fuselage, sort of like installing a residential door hinge. From said hobby store: thin, shiny stainless steel sheet. I bonded that in as a striker plate. Even brought it around the corner, so that the nothing will strike any painted surface. That feature of it is one less thing which looks like a homebuilt, at least.
Reg,
Fred F.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: Shoot Bolt Guide Clearance Question |
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In a message dated 15/04/2006 01:05:12 GMT Daylight Time,
EuropaXSA276(at)aol.com writes:
Has anyone had issue with the clearance of the shoot bolt guides as
described
above? Fix?
Certainly have - and the problem of the guides coming loose from time to
time. This last seems to be due to the long aft shoot bolt not entering the
guide at a perfect angle but bearing on one side. A slight bend in the long bolt
seems to have cured this
I have removed a small amount of from the rear of the door material to set
the guide further forward and then fixed it into position with two part and a
considerable build up of material around the guide.
No problems for some time now so hope this is a permanent solution.
Patrick
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