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MTBengel

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Horz Stab. - I screwed up drilling out a rivet on the HS-404 attachment to the front spar. It's too enlarged for an AN4. What do I do? Can I use a -5 (5/32) blind rivet in its place?
 
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do you have any pictures? I just finished that exact area a few days ago. I'd probably call up Vans and see what they have to say. I had to call them about something last week and they were more than helpful! Let us know what happens
 
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Spoke with builder's support... they gave me two pieces of advice.

#1 - Put in a 5/32" blind rivet and forget about it, it's a non-structural joint.

#2 - Don't be so anal about a less then perfect rivet in the future. The cure is often worse than the original problem.
 
I'm starting to learn about #2 also. Sometimes I think a rivet isn't perfect so I start trying to make it better by replacing it. Then it seems like I create a bigger problem than I had in the first place. I've already done this several times.
 
Ditto...I'm learning that lesson as well. I bought a baggie of oops rivets last week and I am going to use one this week.
 
I'm not afraid to use those oversize blind rivets. I built a Murphy Elite and every rivet of this structure was a 1/8 blind, and when you messed one up, you installed a 5/32 one.
Mike
 
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