Original Posted By: "taildrags"
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Pietenpol-List: Vi Kapler hinge re-bushing
Original Posted By: Ray Krause
Hello, Pieters-Among the tools and parts that I got from Vi Kapler when I purchased the rightsand the "tooling" for the cast hinges was a jig and instructions from Vi on re-bushingthe pivot pin holes in the hinge castings. According to the instructionsthat he wrote (by hand, all of them), Vi says that when a set of hingeshas 750-1000 hours on them some play may develop due to wear. The fix is to re-bushthe pivot pin holes with brass sleeve inserts.If there are any Piets out there that have noticeable play in their Kapler hingesand have flying hours up in the range that Vi mentions, I would be happy tore-bush your set of 9 pairs of hinges for $20 plus return postage, which is $6in the small USPS prepaid box. For overseas, I'll have to check with the USPSto see what it might cost to ship them back to you. Of course you'll haveto remove your tail surfaces to remove the hinges, and if you've covered overthem with fabric, you'll have to use an XActo knife to cut away the fabric toget to them. This operation is something that is best done during winter whenyou're not flying or when you have the airplane down for annual condition inspection.I am no longer on the Matronics list and only check the forum periodically, soif you are interested in having your hinges re-bushed, contact me directly attaildrags(at)hotmail.com or I likely won't see your response.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Hello, Pieters-Among the tools and parts that I got from Vi Kapler when I purchased the rightsand the "tooling" for the cast hinges was a jig and instructions from Vi on re-bushingthe pivot pin holes in the hinge castings. According to the instructionsthat he wrote (by hand, all of them), Vi says that when a set of hingeshas 750-1000 hours on them some play may develop due to wear. The fix is to re-bushthe pivot pin holes with brass sleeve inserts.If there are any Piets out there that have noticeable play in their Kapler hingesand have flying hours up in the range that Vi mentions, I would be happy tore-bush your set of 9 pairs of hinges for $20 plus return postage, which is $6in the small USPS prepaid box. For overseas, I'll have to check with the USPSto see what it might cost to ship them back to you. Of course you'll haveto remove your tail surfaces to remove the hinges, and if you've covered overthem with fabric, you'll have to use an XActo knife to cut away the fabric toget to them. This operation is something that is best done during winter whenyou're not flying or when you have the airplane down for annual condition inspection.I am no longer on the Matronics list and only check the forum periodically, soif you are interested in having your hinges re-bushed, contact me directly attaildrags(at)hotmail.com or I likely won't see your response.--------Oscar ZunigaMedford, ORAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"A75 powerRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________