X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:35:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta10.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2919535 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 May 2008 21:42:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.168.78.202; envelope-from=glcasey@adelphia.net Received: from [76.89.163.133] by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20080513014307.FOPJ7569.mta10.adelphia.net@[76.89.163.133]> for ; Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:07 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-104-407460987 X-Original-Message-Id: <3B8C3E11-E6B7-4B30-BE3F-106598BF8305@adelphia.net> From: Gary Casey Subject: Re: Spar bolts X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 18:41:34 -0700 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753) --Apple-Mail-104-407460987 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed That would work, or you could ream out all the holes and make an oversize bolt - might be cheaper. At one time I was going to make custom titanium spar bolts - the cost worked out to $100 for 2 (would have saved 1 pound). Not too bad, so I suspect having someone make up a special steel bolt would be reasonable. Gary Casey > > > make a new bushing with the hole drilled off center > Art > ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve crocker" > > To: > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:12 AM > Subject: [LML] Spar bolts > > >> Hi All: >> >> I have an old, old IV kit, and unfortunately I have mismatched >> wings. the wing attach bolts fit except for one , and it is >> off center by a few thousandth. >> Any ideas out there on how to fix it. My thought was to press out >> the bushing at the tip of the spar, apply flox and redrill the >> hole and press the bushing >> back in. Any advice would be greatly appreciated >> >> steve crocker. >> --Apple-Mail-104-407460987 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 That would work, or you could = ream out all the holes and make an oversize bolt - might be cheaper. =A0At= one time I was going to make custom titanium spar bolts - the cost = worked out to $100 for 2 (would have saved 1 pound). =A0Not too bad, so = I suspect having someone make up a special steel bolt would be = reasonable.
Gary Casey


make a new = bushing with the hole drilled off center
----- Original Message ----- = From: "steve crocker" <steve.crocker@earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:12 AM
Subject: [LML] Spar bolts


Hi All:

I have an old, old IV kit, and = unfortunately=A0 I = have=A0 mismatched=A0 wings. the wing attach = bolts=A0 fit=A0 except=A0 for one ,=A0 and it is off=A0 center by a few = thousandth.
Any ideas out there on how to = fix it.=A0 My thought was = to press out the bushing=A0 = at the tip of the spar, apply flox and redrill=A0 the hole and press the = bushing
back in.=A0 Any advice would be greatly = appreciated

steve crocker.

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