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Re: TP 18

Subject: Re: TP 18
From: Miles McCallum <milesm@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 09:28:32
 The area I am concerned about and seek guidence over is the TP18
>arm that has the tailplane balance weights on its end. There is light
>corrosion on the tube and in the bore if the weights. When this assembly is
>completed the weights are not fixed to the TP18 but located on it. As a
>result they are able to rotate, if a paint or other sort of surface
>protection is applied it could easily be 'fretted' and worn away. Could
>anyone suggest a method of preventing corrosion in this area?

Zinc chromate paste is the stuff to use - nasty yellow anti-corrosion
assembly compound (available in hardening and non hardening) universally
known as gorrilla snot.

M



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