[SilverStreak] Ken Wilson~new hinge installation procedure

["Eddie" <Eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,
You make me tired. You said you weren't gonna install and now there you go! 
I will go see your forum posting as I catch up from the FMC from No. Cal. to 
Houston trip.

Please advise your best changes I should make to the instructions that will 
be really important for installation. What should be deleted, added, 
corrected? Would taping a paint stick to the opening to avoid the shift, 
ideas like that be of use?

Did you use my Eterna Bond Tape? If so, are my cut and affix instructions 
useful, my cautions, etc? I special order the tape in 30 mil instead of the 
60 mil. Do you think it was substantially thick enough? This was very 
expensive stuff and I want any reorder to be correct or corrected.

Did you find the Boeing step bit useful, speed of drilling, pre-drilling 
with 1/8" bit not supplied?

Did you find the rivets desirable and premium? I paid a lot for them and 
really do want your opinion of what I chose. Did you find the expanding load 
spreading type desirable? Did you find the very close rivet tolerance 
insertion in the hinge hole too difficult? The hole size turned out a little 
closer to spec. than I had figured and I know the initial insertion required 
a little wiggling. Please let us know.

As an engineer, your opinion will be important. Thank you Ken.

-Eddie- Houston, TX

----- Original Message ----- 

> Eddie, the instructions went prety much as planned.
> There were a few places on
> the 8 rivet part that had some body components apparentyl in the way and 
> it
> took a little work to get the riviet in and seated so that you could 
> compress
> it.
> On the plug door, you have to open it to clear and get the last two
> rivets in place.  On the main door I had to set the 3 outer rivets and 
> then
> carefully open the main door to clear and set the inner set of rivets.
> Even
> with enough duct to hold together the the U.S.S. Texas, when I broke the
> upper hinge loose, the door shifted.  But I was able to get the door back 
> in
> alignment without a problem.
> I posted the picts of the finished job on the
> forum.
> And anyone that wants a set of original 1979 used  hinges....no
> apparent cracks....make ne an offer if you need them, otherwise thay are 
> going
> up on the shelf in the shop with all of the other Rv parts and pieces.
>
> Ken
> Wilson
> KE5DFR@sbcglobal.net
> Cypress, Texas