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Old 02-22-2019, 10:47 AM
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Mike,
Look for any signs of rust or cracks. I based my comment of poor penetration on the opinion of the welder that repaired my first one. When he grinds down the second one, I will share his opinion. From the fact that the crack is right down the center of the weld, I am guessing it is similar.

I agree that some form of corrosion control on the inside of step is required.
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Old 02-22-2019, 12:52 PM
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Mark,

Thanks. I primed the insides of mine, so hopefully, they won't suffer the same fate. I received my steps with my fuselage kit back in early 2015, but there's no telling when they were fabricated. I'm not flying yet, although I have tried out my steps.
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Old 02-22-2019, 01:01 PM
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How did you get primer inside the lower portion?
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Old 02-22-2019, 01:09 PM
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I like to use boiled linseed oil to protect the inside surfaces of tubing where you can't get painted. Dump some in, swish around and stand it on end to drain away the access.
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Old 02-22-2019, 01:36 PM
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How did you get primer inside the lower portion?
Drill a small hole in it, swish some linseed oil (or primer)around inside, dump the linseed oil, and plug the hole with a machine screw or a sealed pop rivet.
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Old 02-22-2019, 01:59 PM
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Convenient ignorance. They denied any issue for years on the 6-7-9's too, while the demonstration planes had applied a reasonable fix. Finally agreed to a fix.

Look up Russ McCutcheon here on VAF and see if he will apply the same fix as the other models.
I remember calling them years ago and discussing the issue of water ingress with a tip up. They had never heard of that either....
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Old 02-22-2019, 02:58 PM
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How did you get primer inside the lower portion?
Oops. I guess I didn't realize they weren't open all the way.
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Old 09-06-2020, 07:33 AM
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Default Picture of 6a broken step

Pilot side now broken, passenger side has already broken and has been repaired via weld.
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