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750 Cruzer wing
I am having an issue with rivets on the wing. I clecoed it all together, drilled everything to size...#20. Then I took is all apart for deburring and clean up. Now when I reinstalled the skins, I'm finding that most rivets slip right in but a few will not go in completely...even using my rivet gun to apply pressure to them.
Ideas?
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Permalink Reply by Don Morrisey
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you can enlarge those holes and go a size up
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Permalink Reply by Ken Ryan
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When I run into that, the first thing I do is to re-install the cleco, remove it, and try again. If that doesn't work I run the original, correct sized bit through the hole. I am assuming that your alignment is minor (no quarter moons showing in the hole).
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Permalink Reply by Mark Kincaid
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When you chase the hole with the correct size bit again, do you need to worry about deburring again?
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I don't worry about it if it's just a minor adjustment. But I do cleco both sides of the hole before chasing it out, trying to keep the two pieces as close together as possible. I also use more clecos than many recommend on first assembly. I think this helps to minimize the problem you are having, but I may be deluding myself about that.
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Thanks guys! I talked to Roger as well. Chase the hole and don't worry about deburring in this situation.
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