Mmm thanks....
The slop is a little of both...I though about a shim of the same phenolic
material like a large washer split in half but as you say about the grease
option, this would probably work for the axial movement not the radial slop.
Will
On Dec 14, 2017 13:09, "ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net" <
ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net> wrote:
Will,
You don't say whether radial or axial 'slop'.
Greasing the dried out bearings usually causes the Tufnol to expand in a
direction perpendicular to the plane of the fabric, which would remove some
axial slop but can cause the bearing to go tight/sticky.
I don't know how you would remove radial slop; grease would be quickly
displaced from the imperfect bearing contact of this item.
Duncan McF
----Original Message----
From: wdaniell.longport@gmail.com
Date: 14/12/2017 17:49
Subj: Europa-List: Control slop
For the assembled wisdom
I have a minor amount of slop in my controls from the tufnol bearings at
front and back of the cockpit module. I don't notice it in flight but
it's an imperfection and l guess we all know how that feels. This is
derived either from build or some kind of drying out/shrinkage over the
considerable lapse between assembling flying controls and flight.
My thoughts were to drill a hole in the top of the tufnol bearing into
which I could inject grease - maybe damping grease.
Anyone got any other ideas that don't include major surgery?
Will
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