My seals made the door buldge so I didn't use them and was going to
install some automotive type "half D" rubber seals. I had gotten anxious
for the first flight and had not bothered to install my substitute. The
cockpit was just fine without any seals at all on my doors, no drafts
have been discernable through the door interfaces in 25 hours of flight.
However I made sure of a good fitup of the doors during the build. The
shoot bolts pull the doors in smartly when actuated. There are many
configurations of automotive door and or window seals at body shop or
restoration supply houses. Semi -circle profile rubber o ring is available
in 1/4, 3/8, or 1/2" dia so you can tailer the tightness or degree of
buldge you are willing to accept.
Steve Hagar
A143
Mesa AZ
> [Original Message]
> From: craig bastin <craigb@onthenet.com.au>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 5/7/2008 8:40:00 PM
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Door bulge because of seal
>
>
> without the seals the doors are sweet, nice and true, flush all round, its
> only now the seal is on, that the door bulges,
> its almost like the seal is too hard and is deforming the door.
>
> craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fred Klein
> Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 1:01 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Door bulge because of seal
>
>
> On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 18:08 US/Pacific, craig bastin wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if they had issues with the doors bulging because
> > of the
> > seals
> > the doors bulge about 5mm in the middle because of the door seals.
>
> Craig,
>
> Both my doors bulge about 3 mm at the center of the lower edge; this is
> w/o the seals or plexi.
> I've yet to do a trial fit with the seals.
>
> Bud Yerly advised use of a heat gun to reduce the bow and eliminate the
> bulge, saying that proper fit before installing glass is essential,
> otherwise getting proper fit WITH the glass is quite difficult.
>
> Fred
>
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