I'm on the last step of the vertical stabilizer and stuck attaching the bottom rudder hinge to the rear spar. Seems so simple but getting the nuts on the AN509 screw is difficult. So, maybe I'm doing something wrong? Also have a few other questions about torquing...
1) Adding the rudder stop to the bracket wasn't an issue. I got the drag torque value, added to the table Vans lists in section 5, and tightened it down. Think it was 41, or 42 inch lbs.
2) The AN509, which are screws, do I use same values as a bolt? Is the torque at the nut or do I need a torque screwdriver? My assumption was same as attaching bolts. So, torque at the nut and use same values VANS provides. Didn't want to assume.
3) This was by far the biggest issue. I could not get the MS21042-08 nuts down on the AN509. I got it about halfway on, not even close to the washers, and it wouldn't budge. After that it started stripping the nut a bit (would spin in the socket...sometimes). I stopped at that point, backed it off and gave up for the night. I've already ordered new AN509 and nuts.
Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.
1) Adding the rudder stop to the bracket wasn't an issue. I got the drag torque value, added to the table Vans lists in section 5, and tightened it down. Think it was 41, or 42 inch lbs.
2) The AN509, which are screws, do I use same values as a bolt? Is the torque at the nut or do I need a torque screwdriver? My assumption was same as attaching bolts. So, torque at the nut and use same values VANS provides. Didn't want to assume.
3) This was by far the biggest issue. I could not get the MS21042-08 nuts down on the AN509. I got it about halfway on, not even close to the washers, and it wouldn't budge. After that it started stripping the nut a bit (would spin in the socket...sometimes). I stopped at that point, backed it off and gave up for the night. I've already ordered new AN509 and nuts.
Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.