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Originally Posted by clutch22
Sam, did you ever hear back from Van's?
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Hey guys,
I gave Van's a call this morning; the engineer at builder support recommended that I file the hole out to the edge of the crack, make a little doubler that captured this dimple and a rivet on either side, dab a little proseal on the crack before squashing it then just proceed. That should stop any crack propagation.
Haha, as has happened every time I've called builder support, the tone was very much "This happens ALL the time, and there's no way you can just trash a part every time you run into something like this." If it were earlier in the process I'd probably have just ordered a new one right away, as I said, but it's really good hearing this from the Van's.
So! That's the plan. I made my doubler this morning, filed the hole out to the end of the little cracked piece, and everything is nice and rounded now. No crack, and the doubler should provide the extra metal for strength.
Thanks all for your advice!