Which Side Up?

[Badger1220]

One would think after 200 hours of build time, I would find myself not questioning my expanding builder knowledge, or lack of, as many times I do. Most of the time I can find my answer here, or looking at other build sites.

So with that said, after a extended building session is holiday weekend, and getting the right elevator of my -8 project ready to rivet the skin on. For the 12 470AD4-4 rivets that fastens the elevator horn, WD-605-R-1 to the Spar, E-702, does it really matter which side the head of the rivet goes on? Rivet head against the elevator horn or against the Spar?

What I did not state at first is that I already have it riveted together with the "shop" end on the Spar. So after searching the site I found my answer, it seems it is procedure to have the shop end on the side of the thickest material. So do I chance drilling 12 rivets out and turning them around? And when it comes time for the left side do I match the right side or set them the other way?

[bobnoffs]

call vans tech support in the morning.
and let us know.

[bird]

Normally the head of the rivet goes to the thickest material,not the shop head, but that is just a general rule. To clarify, the shop head of a rivet is the one that is formed during the installation. You are ok in either direction.

Bird

[bobnoffs]

factory head should go against the thinnest material, shop head, which has the smaller diameter ''head'' goes against the thickest.

[Rupester]

I see no need to drill out what you have done. Build on.