So I managed to crack my rear window during countersinking. Drilling went well, and I know what I did wrong......end of long day, tired, pushed on the curved portion while I was countersinking. Heard it crack. About an inch long toward the inside on one of the rollbar holes about half way up the rollbar.......you would see it every time you got in the airplane.
So I ordered a new window, but I am wondering how I am going to drill it, now that the rollbar is already drilled and tapped. Original construction has you drill the window AND the rollbar together, so naturally they are lined up perfect. So how am I going to do that now? Just eyeball it? Not going to get them all perfect, and there is bound to be some stress on the window from even slightly misaligned screws causing cracks in the future. The skins are not dimpled yet so I am good there.
Anybody have to replace the rear window and how did it go?
Thanks, Jerry
RV-14
SN140601
So I ordered a new window, but I am wondering how I am going to drill it, now that the rollbar is already drilled and tapped. Original construction has you drill the window AND the rollbar together, so naturally they are lined up perfect. So how am I going to do that now? Just eyeball it? Not going to get them all perfect, and there is bound to be some stress on the window from even slightly misaligned screws causing cracks in the future. The skins are not dimpled yet so I am good there.
Anybody have to replace the rear window and how did it go?
Thanks, Jerry
RV-14
SN140601