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 Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:03 am Post subject: Door Seals - Again |
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I found that when I installed the Vans seals per the illustration (Page 45-17, figure 2) the door fit was negatively impacted by the seal. Both doors now stuck up above the cabin lid. I ripped out the seals and replaced them with new Van's seals, but this time I placed the seal so that the lower edge of the seal flange fit snugly against the door wall (all the way down, in figure 2). During cure, the Van's seals were held in place with pieces of mixing stick (reduced in width). This worked much better.
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Tim
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Tim Lewis -- HEF (Manassas, VA)
RV-6A N47TD -- 1000 hrs
RV-10 #40059 under construction |
McGANN, Ron wrote: [quote] [quote]--> RV10-List message posted by: "McGANN, Ron" <ron.mcgann(at)baesystems.com> (ron.mcgann(at)baesystems.com) The Vans standard door seal is glued in place rather than rivetted. My doors sat a little proud after installation of the seal. I'm with Michael S. - I did not report the condition to Vans and just worked the cabin top/door intersection to smooth the fit. Just another issue with the (less than fun) construction of the doors. I have also noticed that I have contacted Vans on build issues much less frequently during the finishing activities, deferring to the collective experience of the list. But I am surprised that Van does not recognise the weaknesses in the door design compared to the rest of the kit. Cheers Ron 187 painting --
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