X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 18:50:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 921592 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 May 2005 18:46:45 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.64; envelope-from=colwells@comcast.net Received: from office (c-24-23-3-2.hsd1.ca.comcast.net[24.23.3.2]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <20050501224537016002kfkue>; Sun, 1 May 2005 22:45:37 +0000 From: "Steve/Claudette Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Legacy Elevator Bind X-Original-Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 15:45:27 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54E64.CCA5A0F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcVOn3huvFv9wFp3TGGfUqR0OImJFw== X-Original-Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54E64.CCA5A0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought I had finished my elevator a long time ago, then I tightened up the hinge and horn bolts- - - BIND! Going back to square one, I found the horiz stab hinges that eyeballed perfectly straight when bore sighted were off, mainly the center control horn hinge by about 1/8", easy fix but no solution. (Should have trusted the Manual Procedure on this one) I finally solved the elevator hinge bind by removing the two forward mounting bolts of the elevator control horn/center hinge on both sides. I left the three bolts connecting the two horns tight, leveled the trailing edge of both elevators and Bondoed the horns in place. When I pulled the elevators, I was amazed to see the middle holes on both sides line up but pull away from the inboard rib. The forward holes were off by several 32nds and pulled away about 1/16". I floxed under and around the perimeter of the brackets so they are really solid now. With all bolts tight or snug, now the elevator will fall with the counter weights high. Wheew! I can thank Jim Coelho Legacy N588S for helping me visualize the solution I could not seem to find. Steve ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C54E64.CCA5A0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

 

I thought I had finished my = elevator a long time ago, then I tightened up the hinge and horn bolts- - - BIND! =

 

Going back to square one, I found = the horiz stab hinges that eyeballed perfectly straight when bore sighted = were off, mainly the center control horn hinge by about 1/8”, easy fix but = no solution.  (Should have trusted the Manual Procedure on this = one)

 

I finally solved the elevator hinge = bind by removing the two forward mounting bolts of the elevator control = horn/center hinge on both sides.  I left the three bolts connecting the two = horns tight, leveled the trailing edge of both elevators and Bondoed the horns = in place.  When I pulled the elevators, I was amazed to see the middle = holes on both sides line up but pull away from the inboard rib.  The = forward holes were off by several 32nds and pulled away about 1/16”.  = I floxed under and around the perimeter of the brackets so they are really = solid now.  With all bolts tight or snug, now the elevator will fall with = the counter weights high.  Wheew!

 

I can thank Jim Coelho Legacy N588S for helping me visualize the = solution I could not seem to find.

 

Steve

 

 

 

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