Elevator close out tab

[Wyzepilot]

Good evening builders,

I just cleco'ed the top skin on the elevator and I noticed that there is a gap between the shear clip E-1022 and the close out tab that I made in the skin.

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It measures just under 1/8 inch

Should I try to re-bend the skin to close that gap? Will that weaken the skin and cause problems later?

Thanks,

Dave

[aturner]

I had the same problem and re-bent mine. Problem is, while I got it to fit OK, it doesn't look good. I decided to not worry about it, and it is one of those things you don't notice once you are further down the road. If I was in your shoes though, I would experiment with sticking a spacer in there to fill the gap. Or, can you flip the shear clip and move it in tight?

[aerhed]

Can you remove the shear clip and make one that fits? Your skin bend looks great and it won't if you mess with it.

[Wyzepilot]

Thats a great idea, I'll just make a new one out of some scrap. Thanks for the great idea.

Dave

[Wyzepilot]

Ok here is my fix. I think it came out pretty good. Thanks again for the help.


Dave