Just a comment on the torque tube bearings. I found the mounts to be in need of
"massaging" to make them sit with the bearing concentric to the tube (and
perpendicular to the rear spar) but once this was done, no sanding of the bearing
was needed. I swore at it a bit to get it there but they are nice & smooth on both
wings. You will find the tube will benefit from a dressing with some fine sandpaper
and then scotchbrite to smooth the surface and you may also find the tube a bit out
of round and in need of some gentle tweaking by hand but in the end you can get the
loose fit and it is worth it.
Cheers,
Dave
klehman@albedo.net wrote:
--Jose
Actually the outer horn on the wing torque tube connects to the cabin
torque tube outside the fuselage, between the fuselage and the inboard
solid wing rib. That area is a couple of inches wide and is covered by
fairings after the wing is installed. The horns do not move higher or
lower than the wing top or bottom skin.
I am not sure which riveted spacers you are talking about being 1/4"
apart. However you will probably want to measure your cabin torque tube
before just cutting it to whatever length is in the manual. I haven't
installed my wings yet but I think you also have the option of adjusting
the thickness of the spacers between the two horns when you bolt them
together after installing the wings.
Anyway my right wing measures 0.85 inches from the rib to the far side
of the control horn. My left wing measures 1.25 inches. However as I
said my wings have not been installed yet...
I sanded the delrin torque tube bearings quite a bit on mine to let the
torque tube move more easily. And I probably should have sanded them
even more than I did.
Ken
rebel@dcsol.com wrote:*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*Gentlemen
I am building my Rebel here in Sao Paulo/Brazil and since I have started, I
have been following the Murphy Rebel builders site, which is helping me a lot!
So far I haven't had any major problem but now I am about to "close" the right
wing and found a measurement problem. I have consulted Brian/MAM on this, but
haven't got a clear answer.
The problem is the following:
-the total lenght of the torque tube is correct but positioning it in the wing
(flap/flaperon actuator 1/8" near main rib) the lenght of the tube that
remains outside of the solid rib (fuel tank) seems to be shorter than it
should be (there are a distance of about 1/4" between the 2 spacers that are
supposed to be riveted together).
-reading the instructions in advance, I understand that this outer part of the
torque tube will be linked to the flap mechanism, inside of the cabin, meaning
that the above measure is chritical.
- could someone give me the correct lenght of the torque tube that should be
left OUTSIDE of the solid rib?
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