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John Price

Joined: 02 Dec 2007
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: New Tail Spring

We have a slightly bent tail spring which we need to replace. Any clues on how to get the old one out. The retaining bolt is easy, but as to removing the epoxy at the base of the rudder ? Any thoughts would be appreciated.  



John Price.

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brian.davies(at)clara.co.
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: New Tail Spring

Hi John.



Heat up the tail spring.  The epoxy will let go surprisingly early!



Regards



Brian Davies 



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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject: New Tail Spring

On Jun 22, 2010, at 11:36 PM, John Price wrote:



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		   The retaining bolt is easy, but as to removing the epoxy


	


John...just a thought (no experience) but I thought that the Redux  

softens readily w/ heat...why wouldn't you just use a heat gun?...but  

do wait for more experienced hands to weigh in.



Good luck,



Fred

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rparigoris

Joined: 24 Nov 2009
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:38 am Post subject: New Tail Spring

Hi John 

Like others have mentioned, Redux begins to soften ~ 160F, thus you can get it to soften enough to remove without hurting Epoxy resin on fuse. 

Curiosity question, was your spring bolt bent also? What sort of trauma was needed to get spring to bend?I incorporated a piece of metal that helps prevent bolt from bending.See about half way down page:http://www.europaowners.org/forums/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=27732&g2_page=2Don't want to make spring too stuck to fuse, that way not only would spring bend but you could damage fuse which is much harder to repair. That said flight Crafters said it dosen't take too much of a swerve to bend bolt.Thx.Ron Parigoris> --> Europa-List message posted by: "John Price" > <nicolaprice(at)tiscali.co.uk> > > We have a slightly bent tail spring which we need to replace. Any clues on > how to get the old one out. The retaining bolt is easy, but as to removing > the epoxy at the base of the rudder ? Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > John Price. > G-SHSH [Rolling Eyes] > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=302172#302172 > > > > > > > > --> http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > >    [quote][b]

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John Price

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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:28 am Post subject: Re: New Tail Spring

No idea how we bent the bolt/spring we just noticed that it was bent. In truth It may have been bent by the previous owner and slowly over time it has got worse.



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