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April 5th 06, 10:08 PM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
I'm taking apart the tailfeathers of a Tcraft. Elevator came of fine.
The two halves of the horizontal stabalizor slip over a fore and aft piece of tubing that is welded to the fuselage. The Cub does the same. The leading edge connection came apart without problem, but the trailing connection is rusted tight. I've done everything I can think of except for heat (fabric is still on). PB Blaster, tapping, screaming. I"m open to suggestions if you got 'em. - Mike 
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April 6th 06, 12:24 AM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
Michael Horowitz wrote:
I'm taking apart the tailfeathers of a Tcraft. Elevator came of fine. The two halves of the horizontal stabalizor slip over a fore and aft piece of tubing that is welded to the fuselage. The Cub does the same. The leading edge connection came apart without problem, but the trailing connection is rusted tight. I've done everything I can think of except for heat (fabric is still on). PB Blaster, tapping, screaming. I"m open to suggestions if you got 'em. - Mike Are we sure there is not another bolt on the rear spar? Does it "wiggle" at all?
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April 6th 06, 12:24 PM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
Two vertical bolts, one at each stub.
The front connection is loose, so I can rotate the assy. about10^ around a horizontal axis, but the flexing is within the assy; the rear connection is not moving - MIke
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April 6th 06, 04:38 PM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
Mike wrote:
Two vertical bolts, one at each stub. The front connection is loose, so I can rotate the assy. about10^ around a horizontal axis, but the flexing is within the assy; the rear connection is not moving - MIke Yeee, that don't sound so good. Strip it, Mike. Only way to know for sure... Richard
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April 8th 06, 02:21 AM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
KROIL from the Kano Labs in Nashville, Tn. is the best stuff I have
ever seen. Spray a liberal amount of KROIL. Let it set for a while and tap gently. If you are able, spray some more KROIL into the hole and pressurize. Leave the pressure on and the pressure will help force the KROIL through the rust. I have used this method to free up stuck 3 point center links on farm tractors.
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April 8th 06, 03:50 PM
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Horizontal Stab. rusted on stubs
Clay wrote: KROIL from the Kano Labs in Nashville, Tn. is the best stuff I have ever seen. Spray a liberal amount of KROIL. Let it set for a while and tap gently. If you are able, spray some more KROIL into the hole and pressurize. Leave the pressure on and the pressure will help force the KROIL through the rust. I have used this method to free up stuck 3 point center links on farm tractors. I concur with Clay. Kroil is some amazing stuff for freeing up rusted metal parts. Lamar
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