Canopy Release Shaft??

[pilot28906]

Does your WD-619 Canopy Release Shaft "ears" sit flat on the top of the C-620 bearing block? My 619 had a weld bead that is holding the ears off the block. This causes the shaft not to extend far enough into the WD-618 release arm.

[pilot28906]

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[lr172]

WHy does the shaft need to go fully through the arm bushing? They are held together by a bolt, correct? You don't need much penetration beyond what is necessary for the edge distance on the two tubes. If it bothers you, shave off the bottom 1/4" of the delrin block. Then you'll have full penetration.

Larry

[pilot28906]

There is room for the bolt as is. Was thinking this would work, just wondering if there was any reason not to do this.

Thanks

[lr172]

Originally Posted by pilot28906

There is room for the bolt as is. Was thinking this would work, just wondering if there was any reason not to do this.

Thanks

I can't think of one. You have the edge distance for the bolt hole and you have adequate length for the slip fitting to hold without undo rocking forces.

Larry

[pilot28906]

Van's says that the hole should be chamfered so the weld fillet will clear. This is shown on the RV-14 plans but not on the others. They sent me a copy of the plans showing the chamfer. Seems easy enough to do.

[lr172]

Originally Posted by pilot28906

Van's says that the hole should be chamfered so the weld fillet will clear. This is shown on the RV-14 plans but not on the others. They sent me a copy of the plans showing the chamfer. Seems easy enough to do.

Use caution here. While it is hard to get precision from a picture, from the looks of your setup, even if you flip the pins upside down, if you chamfer that block and don't use a washer or something, your pins will rub against the block. When the pin clears the block it will drop down a bit, preventing it from closing.