---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/20/16: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:01 AM - Flap Hinges (Greg McFarlane) 2. 10:36 PM - Re: Finishing kit mods (woxofswa) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:01:41 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Flap Hinges From: "Greg McFarlane" JFYInfo, But Probably been done before. Because the flap hinge brackets are light gauge and flexible, I made up these little brackets (spanners) to fit over the flap hinge bolt head and pop riveted them to one side of the flap bracket. By using AN4-7A bolts, thin washers and nylock nuts, the nylock nuts can be tightened and bottom out before the flap hinge brackets are pinched onto the bronze bush. Because the bolt head is fixed and rotates with the flap hinge bracket, the bolt must rotate in the bronze bearing as it's supposed to. No chance of the bolt being loose enough to start rotating inside the flap hinge brackets instead of the bronze bush. No pesky split pin ends to gouge your wrists when washing under the wings is an added bonus. The holes in my brackets locate on two flats of the bolt. but other methods of capturing the bolt head would work. The two pop rivets are located at the back of the flap hinge brackets so they don't conflict with the wing flap bracket when the flaps are up. Cheers from Western Australia Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=452128#452128 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/image_998.jpeg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:36:05 PM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Finishing kit mods From: "woxofswa" Definitely suggest the matco nose wheel assembly. I am just fine with the Van's brakes. They have never seemed inadequate to me. There are a lot of disadvantages to too much braking power in my opinion. A locked wheel actually takes longer to stop and a tire change in BFE is no fun. As far as tires go, I would get the Monster retreads and then set up and size the wheel pants accordingly. They are a great tire for the money, but they need more room. Bigger wood block on top of the tire during the geometry phase). I have 220+ hours on mine and they are still going strong. (dislcaimer, only one touch and go in the aircraft log). You can always use the shorter tires if you want but if you set up for the shorter ones it would be a huge pain to dial in the monsters. Even if they weren't cheaper, I would still run the Monsters. Since they're cheaper they are a no brainer IMO. Some guys with low slung pants just can't use them. You might lose a fraction of a knot by having the pants set higher with more rubber in the breeze, but you'll appreciate the extra clearance on rougher strips. -------- Myron Nelson Mesa, AZ Flew May 10 2014 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=452157#452157 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.