Thanks! I finally managed by dint of reaching into the depths with a
narrow-beaked locking pliers (Mole in UK) and fixing the head of the clevis
pin so I could rotate it and poke the tails of the cotter pin around it.
Took about 45 minutes and the frustration promotes a shower to rid the
sweat.........
Cheers, Ferg
----- Original Message -----
From: "D Wysong" <hdwysong@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: A cry from the wilderness
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| Know any fishermen, Ferg?
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| http://tinyurl.com/b9gad
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| Good luck!
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| > Cheers,
| > I come to you again with another desparate moan. You
| > mustn't think my build is all frantic patching and hole-filling, but
| > occasionally a 'blip' occurs and in these moments of abject blackness I
turn
| > to you, fellow buiilders - of the Classic persuasion.
| > Cast your mind back to the fabrication of the flap
actuating
| > pushrod. Recall if you will the front end comprises a clevis fork which
| > connects with a pair of odd-shaped plates atop the starboard retracting
arm.
| > It s does this with a cleis pin up in the musty recesses of the forward
| > tunnel area. The clevis pin is held in by a cotter pin. So is mine.
| > I inserted it, gave the cotter pin tails a perfunctory bend
each
| > and marked the page with a red dot - to confirm that there was more to
be
| > done before one could move on forever. This has been my practice from
the
| > first in order to prove to my giggling inspector what a serious and
| > introspective little botherer I am.
| > Yes, you guessed it - the whole thing went together
deliciously
| > months ago to my great personal pleasure. Ah, but lurking inside was
the
| > missed red dot - the half assembled @#$%?& cotter pin. As you may
imagine,
| > it now sits about 8 inches into the tunnel mouth, in the upper starboard
| > corner, with about one inch of free space around it.
| > We all know my inspector is going to discover this anomaly
| > within the first few moments of his scrutiny. Uncorrected, this travesty
| > will set a precedent for the remaining Search for Error routine and all
my
| > mistakes will come tumbling into the sunshine. I am undone............
| > UNLESS of course I can bend the ends of this little @#$%?&
into
| > the benign smile all cotter pins should display. Here's where you come
in!
| > Out there in aeroplane-land lives a quiet contemplative genius with the
| > answer to my quandary. You have only to release his name - and my day
is
| > made ( tel. number a bonus). OR if you are that person, I beg you to
reveal
| > the secret that will free my ravaged soul.
| > I won't tell Inspector Grinch I cheated either.
| > Really,
| > Ferg
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