ORIGINAL: bruce88123
As I understand it, the tapered plastic screws pass through the holes in the stabilizer and the clamping action is supposed to be done by squeezing the vert stab down on the stab. The plastic screws acting more as alignment pins as they go thru the stab.
Does this sound correct?
Wish I had a Nexstar sitting here to refer to.[&o]
Yes in terms of the horizontal stab they act as alignment pins. The vertical stab has two threaded metal rods that stick through the holes in the horizontal stab and into the fuselage. When the screws are inserted they screw onto those rods. (the screws are hollow in the middle, thats where the metal rods go)