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Re: Europa-List: Re: Main wing bushings

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Main wing bushings
From: GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:10:44
First, the (black bolt)pins are undersize, (pip pins are spot on and the bu
shes =0Apretty good)=0AThe tightness is cause by miss alignment of the bush
es, both linear and angular. =0APoor jigging in the factory using the black
 bolts. =0A=0A=0AAvoid using a reamer to line them up, if they are bad warm
 up the redux and =0Aremove the miss aligned ones then rebond using better 
size pins for jigging.=0AJust do this with the two wings, forget the bushes
 in the seat back, they really =0Aare better with a loose fit because they 
increase loads on the wings with G =0Aforces. THe glider wing is different 
isn't it, (not seen one recently)=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A________________________
________=0AFrom: JonSmith <jonsmitheuropa@tiscali.co.uk>=0ATo: europa-list@
matronics.com=0ASent: Monday, 17 January, 2011 18:51:28=0ASubject: Europa-L
th" <jonsmitheuropa@tiscali.co.uk>=0A=0AMine is exactly the same.  In fact,
 I remember before doing the weight increase =0Amod I put one of the brand 
new bushes on the brand new spar pins and was =0Asurprised by how much it w
obbled about.  But when the spars are rigged together =0A(4 bushes in line)
 there's no play whatsoever when the pin(s) are through them =0Aall.  I thi
nk it is normal.=0A=0A--------=0AG-TERN=0AClassic Mono=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead t
his topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=3
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