So...
We are back where we started.
Clamping may or may not work. Saddles avoid having to cut the sleeves to
allow effective clamping, but may have too little surface area.
It seems as if the only solution is adhesives.
Shaun
----- Original Message -----
From: "McFadyean" <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: RE: Tail[planes
> Taper pins would work until they go loose!
> It would then be easy to affect a cure by tightening them some more. Not a
> sustainable solution, however.
> This assumes that the problem is one of pin/tube-wall bearing failure,
> which isn't proven.
>
> Taper pins would also take out any relative non concentricity of the fore
> and aft tube holes (generated by mixing up the fitted order of the various
> parts) which would result in only one of the holes doing most of the work.
>
> Duncan McFadyean
>
> On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:12 AM, Fergus Kyle [SMTP:VE3LVO@rac.ca]
> wrote:
> > The subject of the loosening of contact in the tailplane torque
> tube
> > has been long and profound. I have archived most of the cogent theories
> and
> > solutions for future phase.
> > However, if the discussion still centres around loose pins in
> > expanding holes, perhaps it's worth considering the taper pins - how
they
> > might recover tight contact somehow.
> > FergA064
> >
> >
>
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