Hi Chris-
That’s a bit worrisome. Does Nylon swell when it absorbs moisture?
Shrinkage could cause a double whammy- loosening not only the pin fit but also
the fit of the sleeve in the carbon bore.
Your earlier post mentioned a pin diameter of 0.085”. The stock pins
I measured with my Ebay Chinese calipers showed 0.078-79, so the 0.083 diameter
I settled on improved the fit. In your case that would result in a looser hinge.
It appears that anyone who wanted a tighter fit might have to experiment with a
range of sizes as I did initially.
I accidentally got some Superfil in one of the hinge bores. After
pushing out the resulting plug it measured 0.090 (for reference only- your
results may vary). That might be a way for anyone else to get a starting
measurement for pin sizing. -Bill Wade
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Nylon
is hydroscopic. This means Nylon
absorbs moisture and changes dimensionally as it does so. In many applications this can be
accommodated, but here a change of just one percent would turn a nice close fit
into a no-fit. Many papers have been devoted to quantifying the relationship
between relative humidity, moisture content and dimensional part growth. Nylon is not well suited for
applications where dimensional stability is needed. Extra dimensional tolerance must be
allowed in design to accommodate this characteristic.
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