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1. 03:42 AM - Re: Tailwheel (John Huft)
2. 06:59 AM - Re: oops dimple (Lawrence E Mac Donald)
3. 07:44 AM - Re: oops dimple (Dave Bristol)
4. 08:38 AM - Re: oops dimple (sarg314)
5. 08:43 PM - oops dimple (Richard Leach)
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--> RV-List message posted by: John Huft <rv8@lazy8.net>
Don, I seem to remember having this problem too...the shaft wouldn't
rise far enough in the housing to allow the plunger to get to the
pocket...I think there was a sharp corner on the bottom of the housing
that needed to be chamfered.
John
Donald L. Erickson wrote:
>--> RV-List message posted by: "Donald L. Erickson" <dle@joplin.com>
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>Does any one have a drawing of Van's current RV 8 tailwheel. Mine is new and does
not lock into the steering arm. The spring and plunger move freely but fail
to extend into the "pocket" in the aft area of the housing. What am I missing?
>Don
>N874DE Finish Kit
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--> RV-List message posted by: Lawrence E Mac Donald <lm4@juno.com>
Rick,
Iv'e done a couple of those dimples and putting the
showing side of the piece down on a flat piece of metal and
banging the dimple,or dent, lightly with the flat of a hammer
worked well for me. For the couple of extra holes that can
happen I used this trick I got off the list.
1. Bang the whole works flat.
2. Drill out the hole to the rivet size.
3. Put a rivet in the rivet cutter and cut off a piece about 1/16 th
long.
4. Put the showing side of the hole down on a flat piece of metal.
5. Put that little piece of rivet into the hole and give it a smack.
Works great for me. HTH
Larry Mac Donald
Rochester N.Y.
Do not archive
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:12:47 -0400 "Richard Leach"
<papadaddyo@verizon.net> writes:
> --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Leach"
> <papadaddyo@verizon.net>
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> In my efforts to be extra careful, I succeeded in letting my C-frame
> slip and I put a dimple in the VS skin almost perfectly in line with
> the
> other holes and maybe =BC inch from another hole. I did not
> penetrate the
> skin, only made a dent. Noticable if you look close. I have
> debated
> what to do to include ordering another skin. I could use some
> advice.
> I have thought about taking a ball peen hammer and lightly tapping
> it
> out; drilling a hole in the dimple and then the flange and then
> putting
> in an extra rivet; or, using some sort of a filler after the vs is
> together. Would someone please advise. I=92m sure I am not the
> first
> this has happened to. I searched the archives but didn=92t find
> anything
> specific.
> For all of you at or going to Osh, I=92m jealous. Hope to see you
> next
> year. Send out the poop on the new stuff from osh on panels. Tim,
> yours
> is looking good.
>
> thanks
>
> Rick Leach
> 40397
> N512RM reserved
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--> RV-List message posted by: Dave Bristol <dbris200@sbcglobal.net>
Do NOT use your rivit gun to do this, use a small hammer and tap very
gently. If you hit it too hard, you'll stretch the metal and then you've
got a REAL problem.
Dave -6, So Cal
EAA Technical Counselor
Lawrence E Mac Donald wrote:
>--> RV-List message posted by: Lawrence E Mac Donald <lm4@juno.com>
>
>Rick,
> Iv'e done a couple of those dimples and putting the
>showing side of the piece down on a flat piece of metal and
>banging the dimple,or dent, lightly with the flat of a hammer
>worked well for me. For the couple of extra holes that can
>happen I used this trick I got off the list.
>1. Bang the whole works flat.
>2. Drill out the hole to the rivet size.
>3. Put a rivet in the rivet cutter and cut off a piece about 1/16 th
>long.
>4. Put the showing side of the hole down on a flat piece of metal.
>5. Put that little piece of rivet into the hole and give it a smack.
>Works great for me. HTH
>
>Larry Mac Donald
>Rochester N.Y.
>Do not archive
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>
>On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:12:47 -0400 "Richard Leach"
><papadaddyo@verizon.net> writes:
>
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>>--> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Leach"
>><papadaddyo@verizon.net>
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>>In my efforts to be extra careful, I succeeded in letting my C-frame
>>slip and I put a dimple in the VS skin almost perfectly in line with
>>the
>>other holes and maybe =BC inch from another hole. I did not
>>penetrate the
>>skin, only made a dent. Noticable if you look close. I have
>>debated
>>what to do to include ordering another skin. I could use some
>>advice.
>>I have thought about taking a ball peen hammer and lightly tapping
>>it
>>out; drilling a hole in the dimple and then the flange and then
>>putting
>>in an extra rivet; or, using some sort of a filler after the vs is
>>together. Would someone please advise. I=92m sure I am not the
>>first
>>this has happened to. I searched the archives but didn=92t find
>>anything
>>specific.
>>For all of you at or going to Osh, I=92m jealous. Hope to see you
>>next
>>year. Send out the poop on the new stuff from osh on panels. Tim,
>>yours
>>is looking good.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Rick Leach
>>40397
>>N512RM reserved
>>
>>
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--> RV-List message posted by: sarg314 <sarg314@comcast.net>
An easy way to fill it up is to just go ahead and put a rivet in it.
One more rivet in your skin isn't going to draw much attention, though
it will be out of line with the rest. One more pebble on the beach.
--
Tom Sargent, RV-6A, cowl.
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--> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Leach" <papadaddyo@verizon.net>
Thanks for all the response. I put the skin down flat with the back
rivet plate underneath and tapped it out lightly. Can't even tell there
is a boo boo.
Do not archive
Rick Leach
40397
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