I match drilled the angle on my torque tube brackets to the rib's web without the spacer between the brackets. This causes the holes in the rib's flange to not line up anymore when the bracket is attached to the web.
Naturally, I didn't notice this until a lot of rivets were set (but thankfully, I noticed now and not while trying to get skins in place). After hurling a few insults at myself, I began setting up to drill out all the offending rivets, but decided first to take a breath and ask if anyone thinks there might be another option. This bracket assembly was a real pain to get in place to begin with and I've read on some build logs that others have had issues with this same bracket assembly. My error was just stupidity, but maybe it's not as bad as I first thought.
If I align to the holes in the web, the flange holes are too far off to just drill out for oops rivets, but could I match drill the flange of the bracket to the flange of the rib? This would leave big figure-8s in the bracket which I could cover with a doubler plate on the inside of the bracket flange?
Or I could alight the bracket to the rib's flanges and ignore the holes now in the web and drill new ones through the angle and the web? I lean against this. I'd rather not drill extra holes in the rib anywhere.
It's probably best to just order the new angle and redo it. But if I can avoid drilling out these 15 rivets (same error on both wings), and potentially mangling the holes, it might be worth pursuing a safe alternative.
I appreciate any suggestions.
Naturally, I didn't notice this until a lot of rivets were set (but thankfully, I noticed now and not while trying to get skins in place). After hurling a few insults at myself, I began setting up to drill out all the offending rivets, but decided first to take a breath and ask if anyone thinks there might be another option. This bracket assembly was a real pain to get in place to begin with and I've read on some build logs that others have had issues with this same bracket assembly. My error was just stupidity, but maybe it's not as bad as I first thought.
If I align to the holes in the web, the flange holes are too far off to just drill out for oops rivets, but could I match drill the flange of the bracket to the flange of the rib? This would leave big figure-8s in the bracket which I could cover with a doubler plate on the inside of the bracket flange?
Or I could alight the bracket to the rib's flanges and ignore the holes now in the web and drill new ones through the angle and the web? I lean against this. I'd rather not drill extra holes in the rib anywhere.
It's probably best to just order the new angle and redo it. But if I can avoid drilling out these 15 rivets (same error on both wings), and potentially mangling the holes, it might be worth pursuing a safe alternative.
I appreciate any suggestions.