large washers prevent losing the hinge operation, Virg On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:40:15 +1000 "Chris Johnston" <chr...@ozdocs.net.au> writes: > I am told the rod end bearings have a habit of cracking and > failing, and have a habit of working loose, any truth to these > statements? I would have thought that if enough were used on the > control surface, say 6 or 7 for the elevator and four say for the > rudder, then failure would not be an option, and what I am told is > an old wives tail. > I also want some clarification on hinge bolt holes, the hinge > half on the fixed portion of the surface, ie tailplane, has bolt > holes diagonally opposing, while on the hinge half fixed to the > movable surface, ie elevator, the plans show two bolts separated > vertically only, am I correct in what I say, I would like to make > doubly sure I am right because it takes ages to get another piece of > wood if I drill in the wrong place! Fortunately, I have not had to > buy any " other pieces of wood " yet!! > Still deciding, but tend to think the rod end bearing is just > far superior to anything else, but keep getting told these bad > reports on them. > > > > Chris > Johnston > > > Richmond NSW > > Australia. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
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