Hi,
Yesterday a friend helped me with riveting the inboard ribs of the horizontal stabilizer on the frontal spar. I am not really happy with the result and I keep on thinking about it... What should I do with it?
I rather don't have any parts in my aircraft of which I don't have a good feeling. This is one of them. I have contacted VANS about it. They told me that it doesn't look pretty, but that I probably do more damage with drilling everything out, than leaving it. This is a bit double, because actually they are saying it is not good. Main problem is that all six are damaged, it is not just one of them.
Other question I have is, that if I drill it out, would there be a way to do it better? Would a 4 inch yoke be able to set them? I tried with the 3 inch, 2 inch and "spar" yoke, none of them worked, but I don't have a 4 inch at the moment.
I really would like to have your comments on this. Do you also have those in your aircraft? How do they evolve over time? Am I maybe a bit to worried about nothing? ...
Thank you!
Yesterday a friend helped me with riveting the inboard ribs of the horizontal stabilizer on the frontal spar. I am not really happy with the result and I keep on thinking about it... What should I do with it?
I rather don't have any parts in my aircraft of which I don't have a good feeling. This is one of them. I have contacted VANS about it. They told me that it doesn't look pretty, but that I probably do more damage with drilling everything out, than leaving it. This is a bit double, because actually they are saying it is not good. Main problem is that all six are damaged, it is not just one of them.
Other question I have is, that if I drill it out, would there be a way to do it better? Would a 4 inch yoke be able to set them? I tried with the 3 inch, 2 inch and "spar" yoke, none of them worked, but I don't have a 4 inch at the moment.
I really would like to have your comments on this. Do you also have those in your aircraft? How do they evolve over time? Am I maybe a bit to worried about nothing? ...
Thank you!