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Old 05-11-2014 | 03:15 PM
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I have been checking out my Goldberg Eagle for the season and found an issue with the ailerons. The holes that the torque rods slip into have become loose and as a result there is a lot of play in the movement. My first thought to repair this is to drill into the aileron at the torque rod and fill the space with epoxy, but I am wondering if gorilla glue might be a better choice. Anybody out there that has tried something like this? What would be my best bet?
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Epoxy would be the best option. Very close to what I did on my last build.

Finally found the picture, I hinged the aileron and then routed the wing and aileron for the torque rods then filled the gap with epoxy.
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Old 05-13-2014 | 06:35 AM
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Oddly enough I had the same problem on my Eagle 2. I used the foaming type Nano PU glue because I thought the foaming would help fill the space better. Still works so far after about 10 flights. Had a Twist with lots of loose joints in the aileron that I used the foamy type glue through the covering. It is holding well after about 6 flights. Fingers crossed.
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+1 for the epoxy
Old 05-13-2014 | 08:07 PM
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I would use epoxy as well.
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I had been thinking that with the squeeze bottle I could push the PU in easier than the epoxy. I hadn't thought about opening it up as much as you did Speedracer, but there's no reason I can't. It looks like it's going to be epoxy.
Thanks all for the input.
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The danger with foaming glues is they create air bubbles as the expand, those over time those air pockets could collapse and you'd be right back to the same loose torque rod problem with it even harder to fix,,, go with the epoxy
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"The danger with foaming glues is they create air bubbles as the expand, those over time those air pockets could collapse and you'd be right back to the same loose torque rod problem with it even harder to fix,,, go with the epoxy "

I hadn't thought about that issue, the epoxy is looking better all the time.

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