Hi All,
Getting ready to rivet the rubber seals to the baffles. I had a few questions:
1. I'm guessing there's a reason Van's directs that AAQP-4-3 rivets be used for this on page 47-03. Is it the all-aluminum construction and the fact you're riveting rubber? Anyone know why LP4-3's can't be used instead? I ask because Van's shipped me the wrong rivet type for the AAQP-4-3. I need to reorder them but have lots of LP4-3 rivets.
2. I have significant overlap of all my seals. Is this normal/desirable? Van's seal schematic on page 47-23 shows V-shaped spaces between each seal junction and no overlap. No guidance is given nor is trimming directed in the plans.
3. What about the seal junctions at the aft left and right corners and overlap there? Should they be trimmed? I'm not sure how well they would seal in their untrimmed state against the upper cowling. Seems like they would bunch up vs lie flat against the cowling that way.
Thanks for your time, advice and experience.
Cheers,
Scott
Getting ready to rivet the rubber seals to the baffles. I had a few questions:
1. I'm guessing there's a reason Van's directs that AAQP-4-3 rivets be used for this on page 47-03. Is it the all-aluminum construction and the fact you're riveting rubber? Anyone know why LP4-3's can't be used instead? I ask because Van's shipped me the wrong rivet type for the AAQP-4-3. I need to reorder them but have lots of LP4-3 rivets.
2. I have significant overlap of all my seals. Is this normal/desirable? Van's seal schematic on page 47-23 shows V-shaped spaces between each seal junction and no overlap. No guidance is given nor is trimming directed in the plans.
3. What about the seal junctions at the aft left and right corners and overlap there? Should they be trimmed? I'm not sure how well they would seal in their untrimmed state against the upper cowling. Seems like they would bunch up vs lie flat against the cowling that way.
Thanks for your time, advice and experience.
Cheers,
Scott