Nigel,
I can not talk of wear on the stick pivots since I have only 15 hours,
but I was badly surprised by the play on the stick back- and forwards.
So no play came from the ailerons. When holding the elevator neutral
than you can hear a tack tack between your feet by moving the stick back
and forwards. There are two pivots: one on the CSO2 and one through the
stick and pushrod underneath. As well on starbord side. Until now I
hadn't the time for more investigation. Perhaps is this a comparable
problem with that of Remi Guerner? Isn't he talking about play rather
than wear?
Best regards,
Karel Vranken # 447 monowheel F-PKRL Rotax 912ULS Airmaster AN332 with
AC200.
----- Original Message -----
From: nigel charles
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Outrigger Pivot Bearing Mod
The loads are nowhere near as bad for the sticks as the outriggers and
this is the first I have heard of wear in the stick pivots. Are you
certain it is the pivots and not elsewhere in the flying control system?
Is this in the pitch axis?
Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of R=E9mi
Guerner
Sent: 09 November 2006 18:23
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Subject: Europa-List: Outrigger Pivot Bearing Mod
Hi Nigel,
I am thinking at doing the same mod to the control stick pivots, as
the play in those pivots is becoming unacceptable.
What do you think of that? Any body has done it?
Regards
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL, XS S/N395 monowheel, 912S, Airmaster, 436 hours
As the designer of this mod I have a few timely comments.
First of all we are looking at updating this mod. The reason is that
even using 4130 steel tube for the inner tubing it has a tendency to
distort crating drag on the outer tube and causing the pivot to revert
to the original arrangement. The future version will use an AN5 bolt
instead of the AN4 bolt and inner tube. The bolt will be prevented
from
rotating by locating the head in a V shaped recess in a plate riveted
on
the outside of the side plate. An AN5 castellation nut will be used to
retain the bolt. For UK builders the original prototype version of
this
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