Reaming

[Flyboy66]

Good to hear. It didn’t even cut the powder coat. Wasn’t sure if that meant it would be too sloppy when assembled.

[jiott]

I would hope that John McBean takes note of this. It is a touch on the sloppy side and shouldn't be coming that way from the factory.

[Floog]

If the bushings are a little sloppy, then you can ***** punch the bore in several places and use Locktite to secure them.

[efwd]

If Im clear on what we are talking about then all should work out just fine. My bushings had to be sized down with regard to the outer diameter and the inner diameter that receives the bearing had to be sized up. I would think that after you clean out the powder coat your bushing should fit and you may even need to size it down a bit.
Eddie

[Flyboy66]

If Im clear on what we are talking about then all should work out just fine. My bushings had to be sized down with regard to the outer diameter and the inner diameter that receives the bearing had to be sized up. I would think that after you clean out the powder coat your bushing should fit and you may even need to size it down a bit.
Eddie

I haven’t gotten that far yet. I am on day 2 of the build and just did the reaming on the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The .4375 holes mentioned earlier didn’t even give up any powder coat when reamed. Didn’t seem right to me and was wondering if that was normal. I do remember reading about some of the bushings being difficult to get pressed in, but I am not at that point in the build so I don’t know about it.

Steve

[PapuaPilot]

If the bushings are a little loose I would suggest using Locktite 609. This is used in Continental engines and elsewhere on certified aircraft.

[Shadowrider]

How loose should the bushings be before trying to “press them in”? I have ran the reamer through multiple times and by hand I can barely get them started. I just don’t want to get them stuck like I have read others have? I was thinking of using a c clamp to push them in but don’t want to distort the brass or get them stuck.