Tony,
I had the same problem, on enquiry the factory admitted the M5x50 was too
short and I replaced it with a M5x60, this allows plenty for the nylox nut
to bite. And correct friction achieved.
Regards
Peter.
Living life behind a sanding mask
<tonyrenshaw@optusnet.com.au>
>
> Gidday,
> Yesterday I made up the Trim Damper Assembly and much to my surprise the
> friction is amazingly high. I needed to use a fair bit of muscle to move
> it, maybe 30-40 kg of pressure at a guess. I have heard it is to provide
> about 4-6 kg of drag, but I haven't had this substantiated yet. The TS04A
> bolt, the one with the smaller longer M5 X 50 going up its middle, has to
> be cut to 28 mm from underneath the head. I didn't doubt this dimension,
> silly me, and cut it, only to find that when I tighten the M10 Nylock
> enough to engage the nylon, it is too tight. My first fix was to remove
2-3
> mm of the thickness of the M10, as it is a very deep nut, but this wasn't
> enough. I am now removing the paint on the friction surfaces that the
> teflon washers slide on in the hope this will relieve some more drag.
> Beyond that a mate removed some of the length of the spring, but I notice
> each end of my spring is flattened, and I wouldn't know how to deform the
> end of the spring to get it to be the same. Any fixes out there, or should
> I get onto Europa and get another TS04A, and not cut it till I have the
> Nylock on and determine my own length for the ideal friction?
> Reg
> Tony Renshaw
> Sydney Australia
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