kens_cockpit
Well Known Member
I am building a QB -8.
I have installed the bolts to convert the -8 from the -8A in the centre section as shown on the plan.
The bolts were tight to get in the ? holes, particularly the bottom ones. I therefore got a right angle ?? drill and ran it through two of the bottom holes in the centre section on the bottom right hand side. Of course they are now oversize and the bolts can wiggle in them. Once they are torqued they don?t move of course but almost until they are fully torqued there is a little play.
What I did was silly. It was the result of wanting to get back into things after some time away from building. A little patience would have been better combined with a little amount of sandpaper around some dowel just to free up the hole perhaps. Anyway it?s done now. What should I do?
a. Leave it as is and torque the bolts correctly
b. Drill out the holes to the next size bolt and install that size bolt and torque correctly. It will probably be difficult but not impossible to drill the hole nice and perpendicular to the spar when I do that (Why that didn?t stop me using the right angle drill the first time I do not know)
c. Sell the kit to someone who won?t keep making stupid mistakes
I've got an email into Vans support to ask them also. I'll post the response from them but just thought I'ld get the wisdom of the forum too.
Thanks for your help.
I have installed the bolts to convert the -8 from the -8A in the centre section as shown on the plan.
The bolts were tight to get in the ? holes, particularly the bottom ones. I therefore got a right angle ?? drill and ran it through two of the bottom holes in the centre section on the bottom right hand side. Of course they are now oversize and the bolts can wiggle in them. Once they are torqued they don?t move of course but almost until they are fully torqued there is a little play.
What I did was silly. It was the result of wanting to get back into things after some time away from building. A little patience would have been better combined with a little amount of sandpaper around some dowel just to free up the hole perhaps. Anyway it?s done now. What should I do?
a. Leave it as is and torque the bolts correctly
b. Drill out the holes to the next size bolt and install that size bolt and torque correctly. It will probably be difficult but not impossible to drill the hole nice and perpendicular to the spar when I do that (Why that didn?t stop me using the right angle drill the first time I do not know)
c. Sell the kit to someone who won?t keep making stupid mistakes
I've got an email into Vans support to ask them also. I'll post the response from them but just thought I'ld get the wisdom of the forum too.
Thanks for your help.