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Old 03-03-2007 | 07:01 PM
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bruce88123
 
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Default RE: crooked aileron on alpha 40 PLEASE HELP...


ORIGINAL: marcus028

the rod or shaft that is epoxied is, i think, the same rod that comes out underneth the wing wich we get the rod to connect to.

This rod was just fit in a hole made by the manufacturer and epoxied it was not threaded in.

i'll give you a picture so we all talk the same language.
You are CORRECT, it is the same rod. A single piece of rod with bends on each end. It would be IMPOSSIBLE to remove from the wing without removing the small piece of wing at the center-rear of the wing. There may also be some form of "bearing", sometimes just a bit of tubing, inside that wooden area. To change the rod you would have to remove the wood piece, any "bearing", install new "bearing/rod assembly and reinstall the wood piece. You'd then have to repair the covering slightly.

Your best bet is to try to do this without changing the torque rod. There are many ways of removing the old epoxy from the torque rod if it comes to that.