I replaced the hinges last night and problem solved. It was much easier than I thought it would be. Just cut off the old hinges, trimmed them flush and installed new hinges adjacent to the old. Worked like a charm. Upon disassembly, I found that one hinge had be installed a bit out of alignment causing it to flex.

Just a few observations. As this is but the first of what I hope to be many planes, I bought the GP hinge slotting tool. Man did this make the job easier. Almost made me want to recut all the hinge slots. The GP and guide cut dead on straight slots. Also, I used GP CA hinges instead of SIG easy hinges. The Gp hinges have the corners cut which really make installing the hinges much easier.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions, now once I get the radio will be ready to fly. Wife bought me a Futaba 6XA for my 40th birthday which is 6 days from now. I begged but she won't give it to me early.

Victor