Oil Door latches?

RickWoodall · #1 08-07-2010, 05:10 PM

Been reading the archives. I bought the hidden hinge but am not happy with vans elephant ear latches.

I have noticed many use the hartwell 5000-2 but they at $90 Ouch thats a lot. And most use x2.... Holly cow.

Someone suggested camloc km 610-64 but cant seem to find info on those. I see a few use the camloc twist fasterns like on the cowl (milspec or skybolts). Not sure that is my first choice yet.

Anyone have a good source for a nice secure quality latch at a reasonable price?

Thanks again.

boom3 · #2 08-07-2010, 05:26 PM

I got mine here.

http://www.nonstopaviation.com/camlocs-p-14569.html

tc1234c · #3 08-07-2010, 06:45 PM

$90 each is way too much. I just purchased my Hartwell 5000-2 from Wicks for $10.19 each. On my RV9A I got Hartwell 5100-2 from Wicks for only $5.02 each. Unfortunately they no longer carry 5100-2.

http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog...dlbGwgNTAwMC0y

Bavafa · #4 08-07-2010, 06:59 PM

How about a 5" piece of piano hinge? That is what I am using and it has been working great. It is completely hidden and it operates easily from the right air inlet.

GLPalinkas · #5 08-07-2010, 07:27 PM

Skybolt makes a set of fasteners specifically for the oil doors on RV's. I just purchased mine a few weeks ago ($20). They work really well and are the smaller version (2600 series) of what I have on my firewall (4000 series C-Locs)

apkp777 · #6 08-07-2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickWoodall

Been reading the archives. I bought the hidden hinge but am not happy with vans elephant ear latches.

I have noticed many use the hartwell 5000-2 but they at $90 Ouch thats a lot.

Someone suggested camloc km 610-64 but cant seem to find info on those. I see a few use the camloc twist fasterns like on the cowl. Not sure that is my first choice yet.

Anyone have a good source for a nice secure quality latch at a reasonable price?

Thanks again.

Rick,

I have a Hartwell latch that I am replacing with another type (installing a different custom door/hinge/latch)

If you want it, I will sent my Hartwell to you. You really need 2 or you will need to stiffen the fiberglass door significantly.

BillSchlatterer · #7 08-07-2010, 08:24 PM

The hartwells come in certified and non-certified. The difference is about $90 - $12 = $78 apiece. These little round flush ones come that way as well. You can get them for about $12 from Wicks and I understand that ACS has them as well but you have to ask for them.

Copy the fiberglass door in 040 alum sheet and you eliminate all the flexing problems with the doors as they heat up over time. No need for duplicate latches, etc.

Just another way to do the same thing :-)

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apkp777 · #8 08-07-2010, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BillSchlatterer

The hartwells come in certified and non-certified. The difference is about $90 - $12 = $78 apiece. These little round flush ones come that way as well. You can get them for about $12 from Wicks and I understand that ACS has them as well but you have to ask for them.

Copy the fiberglass door in 040 alum sheet and you eliminate all the flexing problems with the doors as they heat up over time. No need for duplicate latches, etc.

Just another way to do the same thing :-)

Bill S
7a flying this month

Bill, that's the identical door set up I am installing. What is the wire attached to your door for?

PCHunt · #9 08-07-2010, 08:56 PM

I'm gonna take a WAG and guess that it's just a stray piece of safety wire that happend to be there when he clicked the photo.

Been wrong before, and surely will be wrong again

OneCharlieKilo · #10 08-07-2010, 11:50 PM

Quote:

I have noticed many use the hartwell 5000-2 but they at $90 Ouch thats a lot. And most use x2.... Holly cow.

Someone suggested camloc km 610-64 but cant seem to find info on those. I see a few use the camloc twist fasterns like on the cowl (milspec or skybolts). Not sure that is my first choice yet.

Anyone have a good source for a nice secure quality latch at a reasonable price?

I bought a block of 4 off ebay and sold the extra two on VAF which left cost to both of us at less than $10 per latch.
Just do a search on ebay for "hartwell latch" or "hartwell" and you should get a number of listings. Just did that and found block of 4 for about $20:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-Har...5fPartsQ5fGear

Whatever you do, don't pay anybody $90/latch! Good luck.