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| Subject: | Forgot to install bolts in 7V2-5, Upper Strut Fitting |
Hi all,
Resolved issue with getting the upside down bolt into the upper strut
fitting after having rivetted the trailing edge of the nose skin on and the
angle and doubler that supports the upper strut fitting. As of my last post
I was going to send and email to Caleb at Zenith. Unfortunately he did not
have any advice on how to resolve the problem. However, a friend who works
for a company here in Vacouver that rebuilds jet engines for the USAF and
commercial airlines, and had dropped by for a coffee on Sat morning did. To
get the bolt in we removed 5 rivets outboard of rib #4 and 4 inboard, along
the spar, as well as the angle that holds the doubler. Maybe 25 rivets. That
left enough slack (for lack of a better term) in the nose skin to lift it
and get the bolt in. touched up the zinc chromate and I'm ready to put the
rivets back in.
The method I used for removing the rivets was drill off the head with #30
drill (same as for original hole) and then pop the rivet out with a Starrett
automatic punch. Taking the rivets out is as easy as putting them in. No
damage to skin or hole.
Regards,
Perry
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