Tony
Sorry to correct you but as David now knows I have oversized the pip pins as
a result of messing up the original drilling of the tail plane bushes and am
the proud owner of 2 useless 1/4" pip pins which I'm in the process of
getting to him.
Regards
Paul #432
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony S. Krzyzewski" <tonyk@kaon.co.nz>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Pip-pin wanted
>
>
> >
> > By 'upgrading' I mean the process by which some people have changed
> these
> 1/4" pins to 5/16" pins and reamed out the holes accordingly -
> 'oversizing'
> you call it.
>
> David,
>
> You've got a crossed message here...
>
> The pip pins, as you correctly describe, are used to hold the
> stabililators to the torque tube.
>
> The oversizing has not been done to these but to the pins within the
> body of the aircraft holding the central parts of the torque tube
> together. As you will see, these pins are retained with split pins and
> are therefore referred to as permanent pins.
>
> Tony
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