Hello Partick,
I tried to respond directly by email, but it bounced back several times.
Thank you very much for your suggestions, I have now scheduled a date with a
trustworthy
machine shop to come up with a good solution. They even mentioned they
could produce interference fit smaller pins than the 3/8 I got from Europa.
Your valuable comments will go with the tube into the shop.
Thank you very much,
Christoph
On 2018-04-27, 17:07, "owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of
Patrick
Tunney" <owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of
ptunney@intergen.com>
wrote:
Christoph
Not sure how you were planning to tackle this job but i would use a pedestal
drill or milling machine with the torque tube fully assembled and clamped hard
to the machine tool table.
Hand drilling and reaming will probably lead to disaster unless your are
very
lucky!
I would approach it this way -
Match mark all components so you don,t get them round the wrong way.
Assemble the torque tube on the original 1/4" pins and loctite the
components
on to the torque tube. Make sure you have the stabilator drive pins aligned
port and starboard, this won,t be an issue if you have zero wear in the assembly
on the standard quarter pins, if you have then align as best possible before
the loctite sets.
Once set knock out the 1/4" pins and set up on the machine tool aligning the
spindle on your first hole to drill. If you cut the head of one of the original
1/4" pins you can use it as a guide by mounting in the chuck and centering
through the first hole to drill on both sides of the torque tube.
Clamp your tube firmly and then using cutting compound start drilling in
small
steps untill your 1/64" below 3/8". Finally use the reamer with cutting
compound
to achieve the 3/8" finished size.
Repeat for the other three holes and then warm the components to soften the
loctite enabling them to be removed.
If i was local i would offer to do it for you unfortunately i guess i am
not.
Also if this is just to remove slop in the pins consider a smaller stem such
as 5/16". Also if your nervous about the work take it to a local machine shop
as this type of work will be straight forward to them, they could also
manufacture
some 5/16" pins if you wished to go for that option.
Good Luck
Pat
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