Hi Al,
The problem is usually the door is assembled and lined up with
the shoot bolts set with proper engagement. The door should be
relatively true to the fuselage. I had to apply filler to the fuselage
to blend the door into the fuselage. This is however not enough as when
the gasket is applied the door is pushed out at the bottom as it is the
only place where there is minimal support for the long span from shoot
bolt to the rear shoot bolt. This is where you will need to add
additional filler to "blend" the door into the fuselage. Put the gaskets
completely around the door (I assume you have the windows in place) and
close the door. I have always had to push the door inward to get the
shoot bolts to engage. With the door closed, note the amount of "pushed
outward" the door is in the middle of the span. This is where I added
additional filler to blend the door to the fuselage. BTW, you should
take the end of the shoot bolt and taper it so when you engage the shoot
bolt it will help you get the door closed. The shoot bolt is now cone
shaped. By filing (grinding) that center point to be at the inside of the
bolt, as you look at it from the end, it will assist in locking the door
closed. Does that make any sense?. If you look at the rear shoot bolt
on the starboard side (looking forward) the center of that bolt will be
at the 9 o'clock position. That would be the most inward side of the bolt
/ closest toward the fuselage. With the bolts set up this way, it will
help closing the door.
Jim Nelson
<astills@senecawholesale.com> writes:
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> JIM,
> I have not installed the gasket yet and don't plan to
> for a while yet. I'm trying to understand the fix for
> this............as I understand it a 1/8" pin to fit
> into a hole in the sill. The "bow" I have is in the
> natural bow of the door halfway to the top. I can't
> quite see where a pin will hold it down as the pressure
> is out away from the frame. Maybe I'm not seeing it
> right.
> Al Stills
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