Scott's RV-14 Build

Flap Torque Arms And Crank Installed

I got the right torque arm match drilled, cleaned and deburred everything then primed the interiors of the steel tubes by spraying paint in both ends. By spinning the tubes the wet primer was distributed evenly. Per plans I under torqued the tube bushing bolts using 15 in/lb which seemed appropriate and to avoid distorting the UHMW bushings. Final assembly went smooth with the torque arms sliding into the bushings from the wing root with axle grease applied to the non-powder coated bearing areas to ease assembly and provide corrosion resistance in those areas. Not having the floors in place made assembly much easier too. The finished assembly rotates smoothly in the bearings with no binding. I can disassemble it if need be but see no reason why it can't be left in place when I finally rivet the baggage floors down.

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