Wing tube socket stop repair ideas

[Verne Koester]

Bob,
I used the same method on every one of my Stars with no problem.

Verne
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Kane 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:50 AM
  Subject: RE: Wing tube socket stop repair ideas


  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. 

  Dennis Cone <cone.man at verizon.net> wrote: 
    Something I have been doing for several years is to install a small piece of
    light ply to the tube sleeve inside the fuselage and drilling through it and
    the sleeve and then tapping the wing tube. This not only eliminates the need
    for wing tube stops, which save weight, but also stops any turning of the
    tube in the sockets. Just don't over tighten the 4-40 socket screw.

    Dennis Cone


    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
    Behalf Of jivey61 at bellsouth.net
    Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:15 AM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: Re: Wing tube socket stop repair ideas

    Bob
    If you do this be very careful not to get any CA on the inside(sides) of the
    tube. It will cause the tube to get tight in this area.May have more trouble
    than you wanted.

    Jim Ivey
    >> From: Bob Kane 
    > Date: 2004/05/17 Mon PM 01:00:23 EDT
    > To: nsrca 
    > Subject: Wing tube socket stop repair ideas
    >
    > I have a minor problem with a wing tube socket. The stop at the inside end
    of the tube is a 1/4" piece of wing tube material with a slot cut in it so
    it fits inside the tube and glued in place. After two seasons of flying, for
    whatever reason, the wing tube can now push itself past this stop and wedge
    in the tube socket. It is a minor annoyance, but I was pondering possible
    fixes. One was to cut teeth into an old wing tube and grind a bit of the
    existing stop out, then pushing an 1/8 plywood disk to the bottom of the
    tube and securing with a few drops of foam safe CA.
    >
    > Anyone run into this problem before and have alternative methods of
    repair? Thanks.
    >
    >
    > Bob Kane
    > getterflash at yahoo.com
    >
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