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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I used the same method on every one of my Stars with no
problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=getterflash@yahoo.com href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">Bob
Kane</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Wing tube socket stop repair
ideas</DIV>
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<DIV>I would be concerned about weakening the wing tube by drilling a hole
near the center, the compression and tension forces are at their maximum.
But your experience shows it works, the tube must be much stronger
than it needs to be. <BR><BR><B><I>Dennis Cone <<A
href="mailto:cone.man@verizon.net">cone.man@verizon.net</A>></I></B> wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Something
I have been doing for several years is to install a small piece of<BR>light
ply to the tube sleeve inside the fuselage and drilling through it
and<BR>the sleeve and then tapping the wing tube. This not only eliminates
the need<BR>for wing tube stops, which save weight, but also stops any
turning of the<BR>tube in the sockets. Just don't over tighten the 4-40
socket screw.<BR><BR>Dennis Cone<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On<BR>Behalf Of
jivey61@bellsouth.net<BR>Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:15 AM<BR>To:
discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: Wing tube socket stop repair
ideas<BR><BR>Bob<BR>If you do this be very careful not to get any CA on the
inside(sides) of the<BR>tube. It will cause the tube to get tight in this
area.May have more trouble<BR>than you wanted.<BR><BR>Jim Ivey<BR>><!
BR>> From: Bob Kane <GETTERFLASH@YAHOO.COM><BR>> Date: 2004/05/17
Mon PM 01:00:23 EDT<BR>> To: nsrca <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>>
Subject: Wing tube socket stop repair ideas<BR>><BR>> I have a minor
problem with a wing tube socket. The stop at the inside end<BR>of the tube
is a 1/4" piece of wing tube material with a slot cut in it so<BR>it fits
inside the tube and glued in place. After two seasons of flying,
for<BR>whatever reason, the wing tube can now push itself past this stop and
wedge<BR>in the tube socket. It is a minor annoyance, but I was pondering
possible<BR>fixes. One was to cut teeth into an old wing tube and grind a
bit of the<BR>existing stop out, then pushing an 1/8 plywood disk to the
bottom of the<BR>tube and securing with a few drops of foam safe
CA.<BR>><BR>> Anyone run into this problem before and have alternative
methods of<BR>repair? Thanks.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Bob Kane<BR>>
getterflash@yahoo.com<BR>><BR>>
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