January 25, 2009 - Miscellaneous
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Arrived at the airport
around 9:30AM. It was in the high-20s – pretty cold
today.
I noticed there was a
little wobble betweent the left and right elevators, even when both
bolts/nuts were tight on the elevator horn. After awhile I realized
the wobble was coming from the bottom bolt/nut. I added two more washers under the
nut and that solved the problem.
No more wobble.
I decided to copy Dan Checkoway's dashboard edge
solution and ordered the same edge-guard he used from McMaster Carr.
I ordered it one day on their web site and it arrived the next.
Those guys are unbelievable. The high-tech company I work for
doesn't even have on-line ordering!
It's hard to see in this picture but this
edge-guard is pretty substantial. It has an aluminum U-channel
inside and a tough covering around it. I hope I never get my head
slammed into it, but it would be a lot better than the naked aluminum
edge.
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I just slid it on. Quick and
easy and looks
good.
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I installed the
second T-fitting on the back of the airspeed indicator for the pitot
feed. I still need to run the pitot tubing from the wing up to here,
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I finished trimming the
canopy aft edge with the Dremel.
It sits down nicely with about a 1/16” gap along the entire
edge. I sanded the edge
smooth with 60, 120, 220, 320 and 400 grit progressively.
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| I think it came out
pretty well. |
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| Reasonably smooth
transition and small, uniform gap. |
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I safety-wired the
four bolts holding down the forward spinner mount plate.
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The glued-on NACA vents seem very
secure. I might put little 3/32 pop-rivets in those big dimples and
then fill with epoxy micro. This area gets painted black,
fortunately.
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I adjusted the linkage on
the throttle and mixture. I
finalized all the jam nuts, and regular nuts on the throttle, mixture and
prop control linkages. All
three are good to go.
Then I tightened up all the
nuts and screws on the exhaust and exhaust hanging apparatus.
You can see the blue torque
seal on everything.
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