RV-9A: Forward Section - 3/4/2009
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OK, now I'm ready to drill the holes into the F-719 skin stiffener angles on the sides of the skins to hold the plastic bearing blocks in place. BUT, how in the hell do you get to it? It's upside-down drilling and really close to the fuselage skin?
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 Here's my solution
I simply removed the F-719 stiffener angles after marking and outlining the position of the plastic bearing blocks onto the stiffeners. Here I put a couple of C clamps on the on the block and the angle to hold it while I drilled the holes into the angle, using the plastic blocks as a drill guide. I put some oil on the drill bit to prevent the drill from binding inside the plastic and possibly removing any more of the plastic.
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 Done!
The instructions say to drill extra holes in the F-719 stiffeners in case you decide to move the rudder pedals forward later.
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