---------------------------------------------------------- Allegro-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/22/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:36 AM - Re: aileron hinge wear (Dave Grosvenor - DreamWings) 2. 04:32 AM - Re: aileron hinge wear (Thom Riddle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:36:17 AM PST US From: "Dave Grosvenor - DreamWings" Subject: Re: Allegro-List: aileron hinge wear --> Allegro-List message posted by: "Dave Grosvenor - DreamWings" Thom I have a new set of hinges here that I have just measured - the pin is a 3mm diameter. Regards Dave ----- Original Message ----- > Time: 02:12:21 PM PST US > Subject: Allegro-List: aileron hinge wear > From: "Thom Riddle" > > --> Allegro-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" > > Does anyone have any idea what is the diameter of the Allegro aileron > hinge pins? > Ours is the oldest Allegro in the USA and is beginning to show some wear > and > slop in the outboard aileron hinges on both sides. This should be fixed > quickly > as the looseness aggravates the wear. > > On our old Cherokee, the pins had a Teflon tubing that the pins slid into. > The > Teflon tube was a sacrificial piece so when it started to wear, the tubing > was > replaced with no wear at all on either the hinge or the hinge pin. Good > design > concept. > > do not archive > > -------- > Thom in Buffalo ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:32:56 AM PST US Subject: Allegro-List: Re: aileron hinge wear From: "Thom Riddle" --> Allegro-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" Dave, Thanks a bunch. That will save me some time. do not archive -------- Thom in Buffalo Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=56304#56304