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Tail spring slop
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Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:04 pmby Rofomoto
I’m plans building and the tail spring weldment calls out for .750 dim 4130 tubing with a wall thickness of .049 so that is what I used. The ti spring rod is .625 dim. So .027 of slop. Is this correct? Thanx billy
Re: Tail spring slop
Posted:
Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:48 pmby Bryan Cotton
Mine was sloppy. I bonded it in while the fuselage was upside down. That means the epoxy holds the spring so any impact is metal to metal.
Re: Tail spring slop
Posted:
Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:35 pmby peter anson
Yes, sad but true. If you are making your own fitting, use 0.058" WT tube for a much better fit, or better still, use 0.065" WT tube, but you will need to run a 5/8" drill or reamer through the tube for the tail spring to fit.
Peter
Re: Tail spring slop
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Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:03 pmby Rofomoto
peter anson wrote:Yes, sad but true. If you are making your own fitting, use 0.058" WT tube for a much better fit, or better still, use 0.065" WT tube, but you will need to run a 5/8" drill or reamer through the tube for the tail spring to fit.
Peter
Darn it. Already done and on. So do I buy New over size ti or can I use shim material?
Re: Tail spring slop
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Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:02 pmby tonyr
I used some stainless shim material, .010 wrapped around the rod..
A slight bit of movement left in it... epoxying the lot in would fix it but couldn't be bothered
Cheers
Re: Tail spring slop
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Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:46 amby Area 51%
I had a 1/4-28 nut welded to the bottom aft of the tube and used a set screw to remove the slop. Put a small piece of nylon between the titanium and set screw to avoid fretting too.
Re: Tail spring slop
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Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:21 amby DCASonex
The part purchased from Sonex also had a LOT of slop, even with their thick powder coat. Powder coat was not even so ran in tool to level it out, then wrapped spring in multiple turns of 0.004" SS shim stock. If was making these from scratch, would go ahead and remake with the heavier wall tubing or will be kicking yourself every time you look at it.
David A.
Re: Tail spring slop
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Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:42 amby Rofomoto
Thanx for all the help...should have used .058.
Re: Tail spring slop
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Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:56 pmby racaldwell
I used 0.004" SS shim material as a wrap around the rod. Worked great, no slop now. I punched a hole in the shim so the bolt keeps it in place. The end of the shim is flush with the end of the tube.
I think I wrote about it on the Xenos page.
Rick Caldwell
Xenos 0057 forward fuselage parts
Re: Tail spring slop
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Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:59 pmby Rofomoto
racaldwell wrote:I used 0.004" SS shim material as a wrap around the rod. Worked great, no slop now. I punched a hole in the shim so the bolt keeps it in place. The end of the shim is flush with the end of the tube.
I think I wrote about it on the Xenos page.
Rick Caldwell
Xenos 0057 forward fuselage parts
Thanx Rïck. That’s what I’m doing