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| Subject: | Re: Time's Toll has taken a Toll on my Oil Door |
Sorry to hear this, Bill. I actually just got done fitting all the parts on my
oil door in a similar manner.
I know this is completely unrelated, but Im wondering how others have built up
epoxy/flox on the top of the camlocs. Seems like somehow you need a mold, but
I havent figured out how to do this without the epoxy sticking to everything.
I took a few pieces of aluminum sheet that approximated the thickness of the
oil door and clecod the camlocs on there... wasnt able to get them out without
boogering up the epoxy after it dried.
Thanks
> On Jun 27, 2019, at 6:20 PM, Bill Watson <Mauledriver@nc.rr.com> wrote:
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> Passing throught 1150 hours, it appears that my oil door latches are wearing
through the hatch edges. I've attached a picture approximating my installation
(thanks to Brian and Brandi for the image).
>
> Despite the metal to metal contact of the button latch, pressure and vibration
has slowly worn thru the thin piece of steel I had inserted into the edge of
the hatch to bear on the latch. It hasn't completely failed yet but will shortly.
Working on a new hold down method. (I know from previous experience that
a open hatch will remain open but in place while in flight).
>
> The hatch, despite double skinning and all, was never stiff enough to maintain
a good fit in flight. There's a lot of air pressure trying to push it out.
May work on a short term and a longer term fix.
>
> Just FYI folks.
>
> Bill "realizing a 1100 hour, 8 year old '10 is not longer my a new plane" Watson
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> <Oil Door Brian and Brandi.jpg>
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