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--> RV6-List message posted by: "Mark Kosco" <hooks75@msn.com>
Stein,
Welcome to TNS, (threadless nutplate society). I experienced the same problem,
though mine was partially threaded. I drilled out the solid rivets and fished
a new rivet in its place with the use of .040 welding wire. It will take time
and be frustrating. I then riveted it in place using cherry max pull rivets.
This is one of the few things I did not confer with Vans about, however, several
A&P's concurred with the fix as well as a FAA airworthiness friend. I'm
comfortable with the fix and did not have to trash otherwise good work or material.
Mark
N641RM.......close!
----- Original Message -----
From: Stein Bruch
Subject: RV6-List: Elevator HELP!
--> RV6-List message posted by: "Stein Bruch" <stein@steinair.com>
Hi Guys,
Looking for any GOOD suggestions. Here's the problem...
Just finished my RV7 tail kit and was installing the rod end bearings for
the right elevator, when to my surprise I found one of the nutplates (center
one on the right elevator) has NO threads in it!!
Please don't tell me I should have checked them - I already heard
that...from Van's! Who'd a thunk to check those things. After building 3
tail kits, and 1 flying RV6, I've never seen a nutplate with no threads.
Anyway, Van's is still searching for some other answer short of
dissasembling the elevator. If that's the case I'll just build another one
from scratch.
If you have any bright ideas, feel free to let me know!
Just my typical luck, if there is one nutplate in every 2 million that
doesn't get threaded, I'll end up with it!
Cheers,
Stein Bruch
RV6/N664SB 90+hrs
RV7/N174SB Trying to finish the tail!
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