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Hopperdhh(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: Starting Washers and Spacers |
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I just put my control sticks back in today and came up with a slick way of getting those tiny little washers in place while I got the bolts thru them. This would apply to the aileron hinges too.
Just take an AN-3 bolt (or hardware store 10-32 bolt) that has enough unthreaded length and cut it to the dimension of the inside of where the washers go. This makes a spacer to hold everything on while you slide it all into place. In the case of the control sticks on my RV-7A that length is 9/16 inch.
Just slide the stack of washer, rod end, washer (which should add up to the length of the spacer) in until you see the spacer through the hole and push the bolt in, which pushes the spacer out. Then use the same spacer again on the other side.
I'm sure I'm not the first to stumble on to this trick, but it sure worked better using needle nose pliers, duct tape, safety wire, and all the other things I've tried before.
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Dan Hopper
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bertrv6(at)highstream.net
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| Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:12 pm Post subject: Starting Washers and Spacers |
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Quoting Hopperdhh(at)aol.com:
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I just put my control sticks back in today and came up with a slick way of
getting those tiny little washers in place while I got the bolts thru them.
This would apply to the aileron hinges too.
Just take an AN-3 bolt (or hardware store 10-32 bolt) that has enough
unthreaded length and cut it to the dimension of the inside of where the
washers
go. This makes a spacer to hold everything on while you slide it all into
place. In the case of the control sticks on my RV-7A that length is 9/16
inch.
Just slide the stack of washer, rod end, washer (which should add up to the
length of the spacer) in until you see the spacer through the hole and push
the bolt in, which pushes the spacer out. Then use the same spacer again on
the other side.
I'm sure I'm not the first to stumble on to this trick, but it sure worked
better using needle nose pliers, duct tape, safety wire, and all the other
things I've tried before.
Regards,
Dan Hopper
RV-7A
Dan: ood Idea. I did used regular masking tape, to hold washer,just
touching the shaft of the bolt, then push the bolt thru, and gently pull
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]the tape off.. any how is a pain either way..some told me they used
regular 3m? glue??
Bert
rv6a
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wgill10(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: Starting Washers and Spacers |
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Great idea Dan…thanks.
Bill
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