Hey Folks,
I was out last night working on my Tower Trainer 40 MKII hooking up the aileron's. Got one side hooked up fine. When I hooked up the other side, I first put some expoxy in the cutout area for the aileron torque rod to lay in and I also put some CA on the first 2 hinges closest to the torque rod (I had already installed the hinges with CA into the aileron). I went ahead and slipped the torque rod into the aileron about halfway while also trying to slip the the first two hinges into the wing, one by one.
Well, I didn't get the torque rod all the way into the groove before the CA started to setup in the first hinge. (I did manage to get the other hinges in). As a result, although I now have full upward deflection, I don't have full down on that aileron - only approximately halfway.
I saw the post below on how to use a heat gun to soften the epoxy and thought about going that route to pull the torque rod out and start over. Also, I guess I'd have to cut the hinges and re-slot the hinges to install new ones. I'm just wondering if I should do this at all or if the flight characteristics would justify it. I'm a little worried about the stress that might be on that torque rod as it is slightly angled going into the aileron. As far as reslotting the aileron and wing, I wouldn't have a clue as to attempting it. . .I don't have a slotting machine.
Thanks for any comments you might have.