Hi Craig and John.
I too had problems fitting the 1/2" bolts when mounting both wings. Starbord
bolt whent in OK, while port bolt was quite hard to insert - had to be
twisted (with wise-grip on bolt head) and pushed simultaneously. After a few
removals and re-insertions of wings it became slightly easier to insert the
bolt, but still a too tight fit. I'm planning to use grinding paste on the
bolt to further ease up things. (Must be thoroughly removed/washed away
before re-greasing)
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig ellison" <craig.ellison2@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trouble fitting wing spars to cockpit module
<craig.ellison2@verizon.net>
>
> John,
>
> I too found the wing spar to cockpit module set-up quite tight( little
> tolerance). I ended up tapping the 1/2 inch bolts in with a hammer. By
> lifting or depressing the wing tips slightly I was able to unbind the
pins.
> Still not a slip in, slip out operation. When setting up the wings to the
> fuselage I had the same to problem . I suspect later there will be more
> adjustments made to allow ease of placement. I would be curious to know
how
> many US builders that are flying leave their planes rigged all the time
> making this subject irrelevant.
>
> craig ellison
> a205
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TELEDYNMCS@aol.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Europa-List: Trouble fitting wing spars to cockpit module
>
>
> >
> > Greetings to the new forum host.
> >
> > I was working on fitting my wings to the cockpit module today in prep
for
> > bonding spar cups in place and I can't seem to get the wings to pin to
the
> > cockpit module. The wings will pin to each other, although it is a very
> tight
> > fit. Each wing individually will pin to the cockpit module, but the
combo
> is
> > extremely tight. Either pin will go all the way in through both spars
and
> the
> > cockpit mondule, but the other, regardless of direction of insertion,
> won't
> > go "home".
> >
> > I set the cockpit module bushes using the dummy spar and the supplied
1/2
> > bolts. The holes for the bushes were already drilled and the tollerence
> with
> > the bush was tight, certainly not enough slop to cause the misalignment
> I'm
> > experiencing. The dummy spar also appears to fit the wings and the
cockpit
> > module perfectly in dry runs. The only thing I can figure is the cockpit
> > module bush holes were slightly incorrectly set at the factory.
> >
> > My sailplane experience says not to ream the bushes lest ye wind up with
> > loose fitting wings. Anybody else had this problem and if so what'd you
do
> > about it?
> >
> > John Lawton
> > Dunlap, TN
> > A-245
> >
> >
>
>
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