Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
Perhaps the wrist pin is getting hot enough to remove the temper from the clip? My experience with those clips is once snapped into the groove they are there for good unless one has the correct removal tool. Maybe someone on the assembly line got lazy and found a shortcut to install the clips that is damaging the groove?
Shawn, I don't think so. Hauling the loads I install, my verticals are unlimited, never sagging, ever. I duct ram air and treat exits properly to draw hot air out. My engines are cool enough to touch at landing.
Well, I suppose it's possible, shortcuts..... RM and I, at least, have had the same problem twice each. RM got aggravated enough to switch to other engines. I don't know how many others are seeing the same failure mode. I'd guess one assembler can assemble dozens in a day so shortcuts are plausible.