---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/03/06: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:39 AM - Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? (Dog67@aol.com) 2. 06:46 AM - Re: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? (Michael T. Ice) 3. 06:51 AM - Re: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? (dsvs@comcast.net) 4. 12:03 PM - Re: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important ... (Dog67@aol.com) 5. 12:03 PM - Re: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important i... (Dog67@aol.com) 6. 07:37 PM - Re: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? (Charlie England) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:39:38 AM PST US From: Dog67@aol.com Subject: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? Help! I'm slowly working my way thru my elevator only to realize i did the final riviting before I put a dab of silicone or sealant between the stiffeners. How important is this? Should I drill out all the rivits and do it again? Thanks jon ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:46:16 AM PST US From: "Michael T. Ice" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? Jon, Don't drill out the elevator, you will likely do more damage than the lack of silicon will cause. If your elevator does crack, and that is only a maybe, then you can fix it later. Build on. Mike Ice RV-9 fuselage, installing tail wheel Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: Dog67@aol.com To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:33 AM Subject: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? Help! I'm slowly working my way thru my elevator only to realize i did the final riviting before I put a dab of silicone or sealant between the stiffeners. How important is this? Should I drill out all the rivits and do it again? Thanks jon ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:51:58 AM PST US From: dsvs@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Dog67@aol.com > Help! > I'm slowly working my way thru my elevator only to realize i did the final > riviting before I put a dab of silicone or sealant between the stiffeners. > How important is this? Should I drill out all the rivits and do it again? > Thanks > jon Jon, I did the same thing on my first set of elevators. I talked to the tech guys at Van's and they said not to worry. The elevator skins are now thicker than in the older kits and the cracking has not been a problem as a result. Don From: Dog67@aol.com Subject: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12834_1146664286_1

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--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12834_1146664286_1-- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:03:12 PM PST US From: Dog67@aol.com Subject: Re: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important ... Thanks :) Saved me lots of work Jon ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:03:12 PM PST US From: Dog67@aol.com Subject: Re: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important i... Thanks :) Saved me a lot of work Jon ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:39 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: RV7-List: Re: RV7-List Digest: Silicon dab in elevators - how important is it? --> RV7-List message posted by: Charlie England Dog67@aol.com wrote: >Help! >I'm slowly working my way thru my elevator only to realize i did the final >riviting before I put a dab of silicone or sealant between the stiffeners. >How important is this? Should I drill out all the rivits and do it again? >Thanks >jon > > > If you're still worried after the previous posts, try running some of that 1/4" translucent semi-rigid tubing from the building supply into the trailing edge from the end. On my elevators, I could slip it in past the stiffeners. If it will fit in yours, you can force the silicone into the tubing a couple of inches, insert the tube along the trailing edge a measured distance to the innermost stiffener, & force the silicone out with a little compressed air. Charlie