marked23
Veteran
Location: Lynnwood, WA
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| Now that the 12X is out, I'm seriously looking at that.
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Done. Ordered one last night.
I got an email from Neal at Blitz:
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| Please check that the collective bearing housing are not loose in the main frames otherwise, the area that you are highlighting is between the inner race of the collective bellcrank bearings and that collective shaft. The aileron bellcrank does not have the bearing as widely spaced as the pitch bellcrank.
To cure any chance of the bearings rocking on the collective shaft you need to lock the two parts together and this is easily achieved by the following:
Remove the elevator bellcrank and aileron bellcrank. Carefully apply a very thin smear of two part/5 minute epoxy around the collective shaft at the point where the aileron bellcrank sits. Fit the aileron bellcrank and move it back and forth to spread the adhesive to the inside races. Push the aileron bellcrank up against the collective spacer, remove any remaining adhesive from the collective shaft and refit the elevator bellcrank. Allow the adhesive to fully cure. This procedure is the same as using a Loctite but future remove of the aileron bellcrank will be made much easier by using the epoxy adhesive. The adhesive will quickly soften with heat from a heat gun and can be clean from the components with a craft knife, ready for reassemble. If you need to disassemble the collective assembly remove the collective collar and pitch bellcrank first and withdraw the shaft from the main frames.
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I'll give that a try... But I'm always leery of getting glue so close to tiny bearings. I worry that I'll mess up and get some glue inside.
Maybe I'll try the shim idea first.
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