Craig23
Well Known Member
Hello Everyone,
I was reading an old post that had a link to Jim Daniel's builder's log. He wrote that Van's had advised against putting 1/8" Cherry Max rivets through the longerons at the top of the gear towers. My technical counselor and I were putting in rivets there recently and had a h*** of a time bucking solid rivets along the longeron inside the gear tower. I ended up installing Cherry Max rivets in that spot, but I'm a little worried after reading the earlier post.
Have any of you with flying RV-8s installed Cherry Max rivets there and had any problems? I haven't read about anyone's 8 falling apart yet for that particular reason.
As always, your input is appreciated.
I was reading an old post that had a link to Jim Daniel's builder's log. He wrote that Van's had advised against putting 1/8" Cherry Max rivets through the longerons at the top of the gear towers. My technical counselor and I were putting in rivets there recently and had a h*** of a time bucking solid rivets along the longeron inside the gear tower. I ended up installing Cherry Max rivets in that spot, but I'm a little worried after reading the earlier post.
Have any of you with flying RV-8s installed Cherry Max rivets there and had any problems? I haven't read about anyone's 8 falling apart yet for that particular reason.
As always, your input is appreciated.