>Loctite make a couple of wicking adhesives which are thin enough to find
>their way into the small gaps between the tail plane drive plates' sleeves
>and the drive tube - 601 and 603 (the latter being oil resistant)
Having had this problem some 2 years ago not long after we started flying
our plane, I can confirm this cure does work. I used a bearing retaining
grade, cant remember the number but it was quite viscous. I was a little
apprehensive about its wicking abilities, but it worked fine, and the plane
has flown 200 hrs since with no problems. I did it with the tailplanes
rigged so I could align the trailing edges to make sure everything set in
the correct position.
I also had movement in the pin that carries the drive from the main push rod
( the very early kits only had one central pin) and this was drilled and
reamed by the manufacturer! so its not surprising that we are getting some
movement in the ones we have to drill, in fact to eliminate all movement the
pins would have to be an interference fit, any amount of working clearance
in the pins would show up as considerable at the tailplane trailing edges.
Jim
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