On Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 9:12:09 PM UTC-6, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
On Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 3:23:36 PM UTC-7, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
Older GRP maybe....I haven't seen a tool like that in anything made in 30+ years.
I have seen SGS-1-35, and older glass ships, but I usually deal with "AWx" ships, so, I am not an expert.
Most "newer" ships can use a longer tapered pin to align the first hole (assuming 2 root pins) to get one started, then fiddle the 2nd one in......

I know of at least two Nimbus 4's delivered with the "crowbar tool". I put rubber hose over mine, but I have seen another one used on someone's glider without any covering

Factory graunch bars were pretty common, but sometimes the lift pins showed some wear of using muscle over mind. Alignment is worth the time spent on it, so good rigging aids really help.