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Old 07-31-2015, 08:38 PM
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The tape idea have used before but in this case it's tough to do.
The magnet idea I hadn't thought of..
The dental floss idea is clever, I like it..
and yeah.. the wrenches are going to be purchased..
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Old 07-31-2015, 09:53 PM
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I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet. The elevators move independently until bolted together. Figure out the number of washers needed. Put one elevator up and one down, slip the bolt in one horn, half the washers, the pushrod rod end, the other half of the washers, back the bolt out so it is flush with the end of the washers, rotate the other elevator so the horn lines up, push the bolt the rest of the way through. No special tools needed. Extremely simple.
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Old 07-31-2015, 10:04 PM
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ha! Well.. dang you're right.. I have to loosen the bolt that is through the two horns and the hinge as right now it is tight enough that the elevators move together right now..

It didn't even occur to me to loosen it.. *shakes head*
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Old 07-31-2015, 11:37 PM
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You can buy washer wrenches but they are easy to make from popsicle sticks. Look at the pictures of the metal ones in a catalog and duplicate it from a tounge depressor or popsicle stick. Idea is to make something thin that will hold a washer and slide it in a narrow space.
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Fuel lube works pretty well to stick the washers together.
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Old 08-01-2015, 06:25 AM
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Fuel lube works pretty well to stick the washers together.
Agree, Fuel Lube (EZ Turn) is indispensable for this and other similar applications. One can stick a nut on his finger also using it. It takes only a tiny amount...
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Old 08-01-2015, 07:48 AM
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The elevators are pretty easy attacking them one at a time, but there are other places where that won't work, like the bellcranks. For those the dental floss method works well. No dental floss handy? I've had good luck with .020 safety wire. Another trick is to line everything up roughly with a drill bit, say #40. Then push the bit out with the bolt as you get everything in final alignment.
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Old 08-01-2015, 07:57 AM
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I used dental picks (the 'curved' ones). I think they work in similar fashion to the washer tools. You can pick them up cheap at Harbor Freight.

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Old 08-01-2015, 10:58 AM
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+1 washer wrenches. $35 seems like a lot until you drop that 5th an3L washer into the bowels of the fuselage. Then it will seem like pocket change. You can have mine when you pry them from my cold dead hands!
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