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03-28-2019, 07:41 PM
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Door Hinge Pins /Stainless?
Any issue with using stainless clevis pins or dowels for the door hing pins to help avoid potantial rust?
Also since my hinges are a bit sloppy (too much play), I?m thinking about a tiny bit oversized pin.
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03-29-2019, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by raabs
Any issue with using stainless clevis pins or dowels for the door hing pins to help avoid potantial rust?
Also since my hinges are a bit sloppy (too much play), I?m thinking about a tiny bit oversized pin.
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Don?t know about compatibility issues with Stainless Bolts in the hinges, but definitely a thicker bolt/pin is a good idea. The standard bolt supplied as you say gives a lot of play and by the time that movement is translated down to the bottom of the door to the pin area it gives potentially a lot of slop/sideways movement. As well as putting in thicker hinge pins/bolts I fitted the after market Aluminium Door guides which positively centre the doors as they close. As far as potential rust at the hinges, a small hole in the center of the hinge and on the top when the doors are fully opened for the introduction of corrosionX or similar I reckon is not a bad idea.
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03-29-2019, 06:53 AM
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IMHO every RV-10 should include the "Plane Around" third latch system. The kit include new pins and blocks in addition to the center cam.
https://planearound.com/shop?olsPage...w-door-180-kit
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03-29-2019, 09:38 AM
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Stainless steel is not magnetic. If you are using the magnetic door sensors it might not be a good choice.
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03-29-2019, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Plummit
Stainless steel is not magnetic. If you are using the magnetic door sensors it might not be a good choice.
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Guys I think he's talking about the 4 door hinge pins (the bolts) not the latching pins.
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03-29-2019, 11:46 AM
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Todd was the prize. Yes, I'm referring to the four top door hinges and the pins/cutoff bolts that are used in them.
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03-29-2019, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by raabs
Todd was the prize. Yes, I'm referring to the four top door hinges and the pins/cutoff bolts that are used in them.
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To answer your question I think its a non-issue. If you're still concerned coat the bolts with grease or your favorite corrosion inhibiter and press on. As for the slop, have you completed mounting the doors 100% -- seals, struts, and latching pins? If not, I'd stick to the stock bolts until you've got them totally mounted. Your slop issue might eliminate itself.
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03-29-2019, 03:44 PM
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door wiggle
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Originally Posted by raabs
Todd was the prize. Yes, I'm referring to the four top door hinges and the pins/cutoff bolts that are used in them.
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I had machined pins made out of quality steel to take the slop out of the hinges. The slop you mention in the hinge will translated down the door and make an even sloppier fitting door (wiggle) just what you don't need. I have over 1,000 hrs on my plane and have no issues in that time as one data point.
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03-29-2019, 06:07 PM
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We eliminated most of hinge slop by simply installing two AN960-10L washers between the hinge halves. 0.032 thick and eliminated almost all play in the hinges. Cost $0.16.
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03-29-2019, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by KatanaPilot
We eliminated most of hinge slop by simply installing two AN960-10L washers between the hinge halves. 0.032 thick and eliminated almost all play in the hinges. Cost $0.16.
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Washers helped remove some of the horizontal slop. I fabricated temp oversized pins today and removed the rest of the vertical slop that was due to the AN3 bolt diameter being a bit small.
With all the initial slop, the door was moving around to much to do a quality door fitting. With slop removed, the door was easier to trim and opens and closes in the same spot every time. I will have permanent hinge pins machined next week.
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Last edited by raabs : 03-29-2019 at 08:42 PM.
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