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Hi all.
I've been putting this off for awhile, but i'm getting ready to correct an issue on my bipe's horizontal stab mount. My stab is held to the fuselage with 3 sets of bushings set vertically. 2 front and one rear. They do not correctly align, close but no. (I put in an old photo, but it makes the alignment look a lot worse than actual because the stab is just set in place with loose small diameter bolts)
I am looking at my options to repair or replace one or more of the bushing(s).
I'd prefer not to rebore the bushings oversize up to alignment because i want to retain the wall thickness and not have a set of very oversized bolts in place.
I took a quick pass thru AC43.13 and haven't found my answer yet. Is there an acceptable method to plug and rebore a bushing? Is it permissable to 1)machine a 4130 rod to fit, 2)plug the bushing, 3)weld (top/bottom/rosette plug?) the plug in place 4)rebore
or am i simply stuck removing and replacing the bushings?
I've been putting this off for awhile, but i'm getting ready to correct an issue on my bipe's horizontal stab mount. My stab is held to the fuselage with 3 sets of bushings set vertically. 2 front and one rear. They do not correctly align, close but no. (I put in an old photo, but it makes the alignment look a lot worse than actual because the stab is just set in place with loose small diameter bolts)
I am looking at my options to repair or replace one or more of the bushing(s).
I'd prefer not to rebore the bushings oversize up to alignment because i want to retain the wall thickness and not have a set of very oversized bolts in place.
I took a quick pass thru AC43.13 and haven't found my answer yet. Is there an acceptable method to plug and rebore a bushing? Is it permissable to 1)machine a 4130 rod to fit, 2)plug the bushing, 3)weld (top/bottom/rosette plug?) the plug in place 4)rebore
or am i simply stuck removing and replacing the bushings?
