---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 08/03/03: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:31 PM - Trim Damper Friction (Tony Renshaw) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:31:53 PM PST US From: Tony Renshaw Subject: Europa-List: Trim Damper Friction --> Europa-List message posted by: Tony Renshaw Gidday, Yesterday I made up the Trim Damper Assembly and much to my surprise the friction is amazingly high. I needed to use a fair bit of muscle to move it, maybe 30-40 kg of pressure at a guess. I have heard it is to provide about 4-6 kg of drag, but I haven't had this substantiated yet. The TS04A bolt, the one with the smaller longer M5 X 50 going up its middle, has to be cut to 28 mm from underneath the head. I didn't doubt this dimension, silly me, and cut it, only to find that when I tighten the M10 Nylock enough to engage the nylon, it is too tight. My first fix was to remove 2-3 mm of the thickness of the M10, as it is a very deep nut, but this wasn't enough. I am now removing the paint on the friction surfaces that the teflon washers slide on in the hope this will relieve some more drag. Beyond that a mate removed some of the length of the spring, but I notice each end of my spring is flattened, and I wouldn't know how to deform the end of the spring to get it to be the same. Any fixes out there, or should I get onto Europa and get another TS04A, and not cut it till I have the Nylock on and determine my own length for the ideal friction? Reg Tony Renshaw Sydney Australia