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Old 06-09-2004 | 08:41 AM
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bryris
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Default Torque rod troubles

So far, my LT-40 has gone together very nicely. Until last night.....

I glued the torque rods with brass bearing into the grooved piece of balsa. This simply acts as a hinge for the ailerons to eventually pivot on. Well, the first one, after 5 tries to get it right, I finally glued the rod to the bearing and now it won't rotate at all.

I tried the second one and got it relativley quickly. One thing I noticed is that it takes just a little bit more force to rotate the successful torque rod than the other required before it had been glued into the wing. I would imagine that if it can be roated with a small amount of force, even though its not free spinning, it'll be ok.

Anyway, about the frozen torque rod, I am soaking it in acetone for about 24 hours, I am hoping that that will free it up. But if it doesn't free up, where can I buy new prebent airleron torque rods for the LT-40? Also, I might just start completely from scratch, where can I get that wedged and grooved balsa stock as I have described?

Thanks.