Steve Brown
Well Known Member
Hi guys,
This is a flying RV9A with over 400 hours on it. These pins have always been a little tight, but nothing alarming. So this was an annoying surprise
Yesterday after an oil change, I could not get the hinge pin in on the pilot side hinge joining the top and bottom cowling.
I have narrowed the problem to some misaligned and/or partially crushed eyelets (teeth, knuckles, or?) On the top hinge.
Not sure how they got so bent, but they are.
I managed to get them aligned and opened enough to get the pin into that hinge half, but barely.
Pin easily goes in the other half. The copilot side is fine. A little tight as usual, but no problem.
Wondering what tools and techniques others have used to align and open these eyelets.
Help appreciated!
This is a flying RV9A with over 400 hours on it. These pins have always been a little tight, but nothing alarming. So this was an annoying surprise
Yesterday after an oil change, I could not get the hinge pin in on the pilot side hinge joining the top and bottom cowling.
I have narrowed the problem to some misaligned and/or partially crushed eyelets (teeth, knuckles, or?) On the top hinge.
Not sure how they got so bent, but they are.
I managed to get them aligned and opened enough to get the pin into that hinge half, but barely.
Pin easily goes in the other half. The copilot side is fine. A little tight as usual, but no problem.
Wondering what tools and techniques others have used to align and open these eyelets.
Help appreciated!