Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:43:15
Carl I moght be wrong but I would not have grounded you. The smaller the circumference the stronger the hole surround? Graham -- Graham Singleton Tel: +441629820187 Mob: +447739582005
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:08:34
Jeremy thanks for that, the thing that bothers me, epoxy will not bond reliably to stainless steel. That's why the bushes are prone to coming loose. The only way we can get any secure bonding is by m
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:12:25
William I wouldn't call it ignorance! There is no such thing as a silly question. (unless you already know the answer) First set up the stall strips to the factory spec which I think is in the Owners
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:15:54
Bob the slots are in the torque tube only, not the TP6. Its the TP6 that holds the pip pin in Graham * -- Graham Singleton Tel: +441629820187 Mob: +447739582005
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:48:14
Karel You are right about treating symptoms. I too am still very puzzled about the cause of William's accident. There are certainly a lot of Europas around with 1/2" of looseness in the tailplanes. T
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:39:34
Good point Jos, however, all UK Europas are not grounded, they have just given us some fairly tight criteria to consider. one tailplane pin was bent 90 degrees?! How steep is the dive to reach Vne wi
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:12:46
Duncan I think they always were supplied as an interference fit. I've noticed, however, that once they have been in and out more than once they loosen up. Pushing a drill through to drill the nylon b
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:46:00
Fred I've only done it once, but it took me an hour and a half to get the torque tube out of an XS recently, ( year or so ago) I didn't crawl in the back. It took two of us about 4 hours to get it al
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:57:48
Jim my understanding is that enlarging the pin holes more than about 3/8" will start to weaken the TP9, have you increased the size much from 3/8? Graham hoping for a ride one day when you have the l
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:25:03
Carl The torque tube is chrome plated 4130 I believe, stainless isn't strong enough. You may have spotted the weakest link in the chain, if the TP9 & 12 had more bearing area the slop problem might g
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:08:59
Nigel Hi! sorry to hear about your motor bike incident, get better soon. Your mod is probably the neatest one and good engineering practice. I will be surprised if PFA don't like it, not invented her
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:45:16
Remi the clamp solution was Nigel Graham's not mine, but I do like it. I'm pleased your solution works too, my reservations about taper pins are about the risk of distorting the cross tube and causin
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:16:21
That's for aerodynamic reasons, in the early days the pivot was moved about a bit to avoid "short period oscillation" and the present position was perhaps the best compromise. The pivot needs to be i