mackd
Active Member
There have been several posts about the leading edge and fuel tank skins not aligning properly during final assembly, after they've both been riveted, but I'm having issues with earlier alignment. I just recently worked through the Checkoway z-bracket drilling method and got to the point where I set my fuel tank in place on the spar. The two aren't even close to lining up, as you can see in this picture.
This is the worst alignment problem, but the gap between the fuel tank skin and main skins is bigger than I would like. By pulling down on the top of the fuel tank I can eliminate that gap, but the nose area gap is too big to eliminate this way.
I'm trying to decide how to tighten this up.
I've thought that maybe I should disassemble the fuel tank and reassemble it more carefully, somehow, but I don't see how that would make a difference. The fuel tank skin to rib holes line up just fine now that the thing is fully clecoed together.
Anyone else have this issue during early assembly and how did you remedy it? It's not something I want to ignore.
Thanks!
David
This is the worst alignment problem, but the gap between the fuel tank skin and main skins is bigger than I would like. By pulling down on the top of the fuel tank I can eliminate that gap, but the nose area gap is too big to eliminate this way.
I'm trying to decide how to tighten this up.
I've thought that maybe I should disassemble the fuel tank and reassemble it more carefully, somehow, but I don't see how that would make a difference. The fuel tank skin to rib holes line up just fine now that the thing is fully clecoed together.
Anyone else have this issue during early assembly and how did you remedy it? It's not something I want to ignore.
Thanks!
David