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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone experienced anything alike before and
might have any useful insights:
My vertical stabilizer on the Asw-19 has always been a problem when
being disassembled and has always required little more force to remove
than it was called for. Anyways, today I have assembled a glider and I
was unable to remove it again - we have spent close to 3 hours trying
to unhook it from a fin. Has anyone experienced anything similar
before? Any ideas? I’m afraid it wont let go without breaking the skin
on the fin and punching the locking pins out directly...

Suspect it's the same arrangement as my glider and I have to pull
forwards, push down at the back and up at the front all at the same
time... When I get it right it pops off and I always have someone help
to make sure I don't drop it on the ground.

I had awful trouble one time and once it was out I used a green nylon
scourer on the pins and holes (my hand is small enough to reach down to
them) followed by lubrication - it's OK now.

The idea of lifting the front up & down sounds worth doing especially if
you can have someone push forwards on the back at the same time.

Also, does the stick position make a difference? Some gliders need it
in a specific place to rig/derig the elevator.

The other bit of advice is to go back another day and try again, maybe
when it's cool in the morning. I'm assuming it was hot when you
couldn't derig it.

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