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Re: Europa-List: Aileron link rod adjustment

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aileron link rod adjustment
From: Cliff Shaw <flyinggpa@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:45:27

Andrew

That would work now, but with the flaps installed you have a problem.  It just
is not easy.

The one good thing is when it is done, it is done !  I have not had any reason
to go back and tweak them.

Good luck

Cliff Shaw
1041 Euclid ave.
Edmonds, WA 98020
425 776 5555
http://www.europaowners.org/WileE


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Andrew Sarangan
  To: europa-list@matronics.com
  Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:27 PM
  Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aileron link rod adjustment


  Cliff,

  I would not have thought of imbedding a nut instead of the bolt when I
  was building the aileron closeouts. It is too late for me now. One
  option I thought was to cut a slot in the the side-moulding near the
  link rod. I only need about 5mm of extra lateral space to allow the
  rod-ends to come off the bolt. Please let me know if you think this
  sounds reasonable.

  I tried removing the rod-end from the bellcrank via the access panel,
  to check the feasibility of doing this with the wings closed. It did
  not seem like a pleasant task. You would have to somehow hold the bolt
  from above with a wrench while turning the nut from below, and also
  hold the bellcrank from flopping around. I can easily see myself
  dropping a wrench or the nut inside the wing.


  Andrew Sarangan
  http://www.sarangan.org



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