> Namely, that...although the build manual describes simply sliding the
> nylon tubes into the SS wheel forks...I'm finding that the
> wheel forks
> are simply too small to accept the nylon tubes. My attempts to reduce
> the diameter of the tubes by rotating them against my stationary belt
> sander only succeeds tin roughing up the surface and...due to
> friction
> heat...the nylon seems to expand rather than diminish in size.
>
> My next notion is to chuck the nylon into a wood lathe and
> turn it down
> til I have a snug and smooth fit.
>
> Is my problem unique?...and if not, can anyone share their solution?
>
> Fred
Fred,
Our outrigger rods were too large to fit into the sockets on both ends, so I
had a friend with a metal lathe turn the ends down for a snug fit. I don't
think abrasives or files are practical solutions. The simplest (though
maybe not quickest) solution is probably to get properly-sized rods from
Europa. Other factory-supplied rods we later tested in our outrigger
hardware fit just fine, so the problem was clearly in the original rods that
we received with out kit (8 years ago).
Dave DeFord
N135TD
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