REFLECTOR: Tight door latches

[John Tvedte]

Darrell,
 
Have you left the doors open for extended periods?  Have they been installed and closed?
 
What has been suggested to me is to close the doors - and get some heat on them - to relax them -  now exactly the best way to do that...on the ramp under the sun...?
 
John

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org on behalf of Darrell & Nora Kufalk
Sent: Wed 5/30/2007 9:32 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Tight door latches



When I first got my fast build fuselage (with factory installed doors) the latches worked pretty good.  When I hung my engine, they got a little tighter but still acceptable.  Now that I have both wings on, they are very tight to latch and unlatch.  I can move them but my wife can't budge them at all.  

 

My only idea at this point is to turn down the pins down 0.010" at a time until they work better.

 

Any better ideas or tricks out there?

 

Darrell Kufalk

XLRG Waukesha, WI

Engine running, ready for taxi tests.

 

 

 

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