Colin Smallwood has an easier way. He made an oval washer, long axis
just more than OD of TP5, on a length of screwed rod, which would pass
down the inside of the TP5 tilted then lock onto the inner end when
straightened. A piece of tube just larger than TP5 rests on the root rib
with a washer and nut on the outer end. Tighten the nut and the TP5 is
pulled out. No heat required.
Graham
Karl Heindl wrote:
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> Using the same tube, and with the inside opening sealed with a
> heatresistent material (felt chair glides), I applied a good dose of
> heat with a blowtorch. The tailplane is in an upright position, so that
> no heat finds its way into the foam area. Using a narrow kitchen knife I
> probed the adhesive on the outside of the TP5. When the redux had
> softened enough I removed the heat and cut around the TP5 with the same
> knife, which had a serrated edge and I was using it like a saw.
> For the removal of the tube you need a locking pair of longnose pliers.
> Lock it onto the edge and slowly remove the thing with a turning motion.
> You may have to cut away a tiny bit of the plywood rib (2 x 5mm) to make
> room for the pliers.
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