Fitting Bearings in Rudder Hinge Assemblies

On page 6-02 of the vertical stabilizer plans there are 2 bearings, com-3-5, that are supposed to insert in the hinge spacers VS-1211A and B. In the HomebuiltHELP video they pop right in. My arthritic old fingers are not able to make them fit. Am I supposed to scrape out some material in the spacers to help them fit?
I was going to ask Van's this question tomorrow morning but I would like to find out today, and besides, you guys need to get used to my stupid questions.

Make sure that the parts are machined deep enough so that the bearing is not squashed after riveting.
I would not scrape, but lightly sanding the spacers with fine paper should be OK.

Thanks. I will give that a try. I will also try not to clog up this forum with too many questions.
Regards,
Damien

Burtonport said:

Thanks. I will give that a try. I will also try not to clog up this forum with too many questions.
Regards,
Damien

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I wouldn't worry about asking to many questions. There is no such thing as a bad question. Most likely someone else is having the exact same problem. Welcome to the forum and good luck.

To make life easy, you might try heating the aluminum part a bit, and putting the bearing in the freezer. Probably just fall in the hole then.

Also depends on what day the holes were made...;-)

Generally during our build there are some parts that just drift in, some rivets fit perfectly, but some are a bit snug.

The bearing fit can be helped by lightly running a de burrer around the edge of the receiving hole to ensure there isn't a punch lip or machine lip which prevents the bearing to engage.